Housing Demand Still Positive Holds Amid Rate Rise
Mortgage rates climbed above 6.25% to 6.41% as geopolitical tensions spiked, but housing demand still positive persis...
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547 articlesRealtor.com Data Challenges Effectiveness of Senate Ban
A new realtor.com analysis questions whether a Senate plan to curb large investors in single-family homes will meanin...
Local Investors Outpace Builders in Starter-Home Delivery 2025
In 2025, local investors outpace builders in delivering starter homes, signaling a shift in how affordable housing re...
Survey From Redfin Says Investors Are Cooling Florida
Florida once drew nonstop investor attention. A survey from Redfin says that momentum is cooling, reshaping how buyer...
Federal Judge Blocks Subpoenas Targeting Powell, Fed Chair
A federal judge blocked DOJ subpoenas aimed at Fed Chair Powell over a congressional hearing on the central bank’s HQ...
Contrarian Smith Douglas Leans Into Growth Push This Quarter
Smith Douglas Homes bucked the public-builder slowdown by accelerating volume even as margins contract. The Woodstock...
Home Equity Decreases Nationally as 2025 Ends, Market Signals
A late-2025 market study shows home equity decreases nationally in Q4, signaling a cool-down after a sizzling run for...
Dead Reckoning: Nobody Does the True Cost of Housing
A missing, nationwide accounting of subsidies per affordable unit clouds the price tag of affordable housing. This re...
Better Boosts Loan Volume in Q4, Yet Still Unprofitable
Better Home & Finance Holding Co. posted a strong Q4 2025 lift in loan originations driven by Tinman AI, but the comp...
Is It Time Bring Banks Back Into the Mortgages Market?
Banks have ceded mortgage origination and servicing to independent lenders by 2026. Regulators and analysts are weigh...
Exclusive: Longbridge Unveils Broker Pipeline Shield
Longbridge Financial has rolled out RetentionIQ, a program to protect broker-originated loan pipelines from direct re...
Senior Housing Bottleneck Mortgage Tightening Transitions
A widening bottleneck in senior housing is slowing mortgage activity as older homeowners hold equity longer, pressuri...