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FHFA’s proposed affordable housing goal is too low -
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Digital home valuations have hit an inflection point. What's next?
- Sep 16-17, 2025|San Diego, CA
Sales of previously owned US homes fell in March by the most since 2022 as buyers remained constrained by high mortgage rates and prices.
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Part one of five in a series: TRID and the regulatory landscape.
January 21
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A one-page outline of priorities for Trump's inauguration day obtained American Banker includes financial policy items, including firing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, issuing a "reset" of that agency and designating crypto as a "national priority."
January 20
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Impacted borrowers should anticipate some breaks from insurance coverage and home loan payments, but timelines and relief funds could vary significantly.
January 17
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Mortgage applications for newly constructed homes continued to increase on a year-over-year basis, as existing home listings remain constrained.
January 17
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Legal arguments in this case hinge on whether products offered by HEI platforms should fall under the Truth in Lending Act.
January 17
Only 20% of the Top Producers in the National Mortgage News survey were under 40, while almost half were between 41 and 50, and 30% even older.
Those who raced ahead of the pack of loan originators last year went the distance by offering exceptional customer service, catering to niche pockets of demand in the market.
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Shares of all 18 members in the S&P Composite 1500 Homebuilding Index fell, sending the gauge to the lowest intraday level since December 2023, after results from luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. and key construction data Wednesday indicated the residential real estate market may be in store for more turbulence.
February 19
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While Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is continuing to try and save the agency she helped create, Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who benefited from crypto spending in his primary race, is a new ally.
February 19
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Meanwhile, home prices are set to grow 3 to 4% in 2025, a Fitch report predicts.
February 19
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New residential construction decreased 9.8% to an annualized pace of 1.37 million last month, slipping after a nearly 16% surge in December, according to government data released Wednesday.
February 19
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Overall home loan application activity fell 6.6% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, with volume resembling the frigid start to the year.
February 19
