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The Fed's tests have become a menacing countercyclical force that could further drive down liquidity in the mortgage market over the next year, the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors writes.

Buyers who are not U.S. citizens increased by 9% over the past year, the first jump since the pandemic started.

Still, executives expect to see more opportunities in single-family rentals in the next few months.

The agency also put out a request for public comment on the role of fintech in housing finance.

Inflation and higher interest rates are hurting distressed borrowers, but low unemployment, remaining forbearance and loss mitigation options are still blunting their impacts, recent loan-performance numbers suggest.

Home sales were down by 17% in June, while inventory increased over 27%, compared to numbers from one year ago, according to Remax.

Goldman Sachs Group, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup each reported a substantially larger workforce in the second quarter compared with a year earlier. Across the six biggest U.S. banks, the average gain in employment was 5.5% compared with mid-2021.

Delinquencies are likely to rise if both interest rates and inflation continue their upward movements, a DBRS Morningstar report said.

The new study found that Black families spend more on their income on essential goods that fluctuate more in price.

If a reduction was critical at a time when interest rates were at record lows, it has become more imperative as affordability wanes, the Community Mortgage Lenders Association argues.