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Incomes have been rising faster than what buyers need to earn to afford one of these homes, but the annual gain began shrinking in January, Redfin found.

An industry sentiment index hit a new low, with 45% of investors saying the current business environment has worsened compared to a year ago.

About 7% of Zillow's workforce was let go, one of the steepest cuts in company history, trailing a 25% slice following the closing of Zillow Offers in 2021.

The borrower allegedly forged a VA document that claimed exempt-free status, leading the lender to mistakenly cover the cost on his behalf, prosecutors said.

The jump last week drove the Mortgage Bankers Association's purchase index to a five-month low, while refinancing slid to depths not seen since mid-2025.

The deal wraps up the transformation efforts Radian announced when it agreed to acquire specialty insurer Inigo and divest the non-mortgage insurance units.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other senators sent a letter to six insurers challenging their use credit-based insurance scores to determine risk-based pricing.

The reverse mortgage lender's net income fell 136% from $80 million year over year in the second quarter, but still increased funded volume by 21%.

The lender's loss shrank to $6.6 million, but a rate-driven servicing valuation gain drove much of it as adjusted losses widened annually.