The Fed needs a housing market comeback

One key data line flagging a path to recession is the loss of residential construction workers. The number…

Data suggests refi applications are up. But LOs aren’t seeing a surge of business

When mortgage rates logged their sharpest decline of the year last week following an underwhelming jobs…

Housing market hinges on mortgage rates and supply, not commission structures

“The other thing we are looking at is that the people who would really benefit from…

The financial markets are freaking out. That should be good for mortgage

Fears of a recession in the U.S. sent shockwaves through financial markets around the world on…

Macroeconomics, not business practice changes, will determine brokerages’ financial performance

For real estate professionals, the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission…

Mortgage rates plummet and everything has suddenly changed — for now

“For example, I locked one loan today that would have cost the borrower 1.213 points on…

An eye-opening experience: Housing pros react to the global tech outage

In the mortgage and real estate space, Abhinav Asthana, head of product at Tavant, said that…

Amid global tech outage, HUD reports FHA Connection issues

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Friday announced that its FHA Connection (FHAC) portal — which…

Housing inventory up almost 40% over last year

Weekly housing inventory data I know I shouldn’t count a kickback holiday week as positive inventory…

2023 HMDA data: IMBs up to 69% market share

The latest 2023 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data is in, and it confirms a few…