Economy

August's Corelogic S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index was down 0.13% versus July, affected by tougher housing markets in the South and West.

Homebuilder stocks are tumbling Tuesday, down as much as 7.8%, after D.R. Horton delivered a 2025 revenue forecast that failed to meet Wall Street's expectations.

While the recent upward movement has dampened borrowing activity, housing researchers reported encouraging signs for business this fall.

This is the first RTL transaction for Roc360 Real Estate Income Trust, the deal's sponsor, in three years. Also, it is Roc360's first rated RTL transaction.

The post-pandemic normalization of the housing market, economic factors and natural disasters, are contributing to the rise in late payments, ICE Mortgage Technology said.

The economy and the environment are impacting loan entries into forbearance, as well as their performance on exit, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a proposed rule for the Federal Home Loan Bank System that allows the FHFA director to set "reasonable" board compensation.

The nation's highest court has no deadline to address the petition and can reject it without an explanation.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's nonbank registry to address repeat corporate offenders goes live this week, but some experts have raised concerns about redundancy and costs for nonbanks.

Even before finding out inflation ran hotter than expected, the mortgage rate trajectory was not favorable, Freddie Mac reported.

The introduction of quarterly price data for the segment arrives as a certain type of factory-built home attracts favorable attention from consumers.

The conforming 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose to 6.12% on Oct. 3.

The launch of joint-venture business Aclara Lending comes through a new agreement between the real estate enterprise and mortgage broker Barrett Financial Group.

In their only vice presidential debate, Democratic nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talked about how housing should not be considered a "commodity," while Republican Sen. J.D. Vance tied housing shortages to illegal immigration and government regulation.

Homes are 4.4% more affordable, the first annual improvement in years, while first-time buyers with lower incomes can qualify for a median priced house.

The core personal consumption expenditures price index increased 0.1% from July, and on a three-month annualized basis, it rose by 2.1%.

Mortgage rates being at a two-year low has not moved potential buyers off the sidelines, Freddie Mac says, but Redfin says demand for home tours is up.

A letter from several U.S. senators asked Director Sandra Thompson to follow the lead of her counterparts at other government-housing departments with similar rules already in place.

While consumers still see a low chance of a recession in the next year, there was a "slight uptick" in the share that believes the economy is already in a downturn.

The Federal Home Loans Bank System is under pressure to fund more affordable housing and has several proposals that may work in tandem with Vice President Kamala Harris' goal of building three million new units in her first term.