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Mortgage Rates Have Given Back Almost All of October"s Gains
11/13/2026 2:20 PM
In 3 short days, the average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate has risen 0.32% to 7.50%, erasing a vast majority of the improvement seen over the past 5 weeks. Today"s increase wasn"t nearly as sharp as each of the previous 2 days, but it wasn"t small either. Notably, rates went higher today even though the underlying bond market held reasonably s...Read More
 
Existing-Home Sales Sink to Lowest Level Since 2010
11/13/2026 1:55 PM
Existing-home sales had another rough month, and just hit their lowest level since August 2010. Mortgage rates are largely to blame. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reported a 5.5% monthly decline and an 8.8% year-over-year decline , bringing the seasonally adjusted annual sales rate to just 3.75 million . Chief Economist Lawrence ...Read More
 
Decent Bounce in Mortgage Demand Thanks to Last Week"s Lower Rates
11/13/2026 1:47 PM
Mortgage applications bounced back in the latest week, with both purchase and refinance activity moving higher. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 6.2% increase in total application volume for the week ending November 6, 2026. NOTE: That Nov 6th date is important as it marked the bottom of the range for interest rates after a nice...Read More
 
AI Governance, Fulfillment, DPA, Reverse Products; Fed Policy Updates; Webinars Focused on the Primary Market
11/13/2026 10:33 AM
Seen on a fortune cookie: Your destiny is to spend hours proving you are not robots on websites run by robots, just to read articles written by robots.” Is Big Tech reminiscent of Big Tobacco? Chrisman LLC had a backup system to replace Outlook being down… Meanwhile United Is restricting AI Agents from booking flights. Next week I head to St. Louis...Read More
 
Nearly Unchanged After As-Expected PPI
11/13/2026 9:18 AM
This morning"s Producer Price Index (PPI) came out as expected. The components that impact core PCE were also uneventful. Stocks and bonds initially rallied but the gains were erased in less than 20 minutes. Higher oil prices coincided with the bounce toward higher yields, but the longer-term correlation remains weak enough that we wouldn"t read to...Read More
 
Why Did Bonds Sell Off So Sharply Today?
11/12/2026 3:09 PM
Why Did Bonds Sell Off So Sharply Today? Bonds sold off fairly sharply today and the motivations transcended today"s menu of market moving events. If we wanted to focus only that menu, it"s main selections included Trump comments on the U.S. not needing a deal with Iran, a stronger showing in stocks, NVDA d...Read More
 
Mortgage Rates Definitely Aren"t Lower This Week!
11/12/2026 2:17 PM
Thursdays are frequently "fun" in the world of mortgage rate reporting because that"s when Freddie Mac releases its weekly rate survey. Despite updating its methodology several years ago, Freddie"s survey still relies on rate quotes entered by humans and it is still an average of the 5 business days ending on the Wednesday of any given week.  ...Read More
 
Non-QM, AI Governance, Industry Intel Tools; Corporate Shifts; Demo Day Approaches
11/12/2026 10:26 AM
“What is the most common question Finnish detectives ask suspects? ‘What were you doing the night between November and May?’” There will be less daylight in the Northern Hemisphere until the Winter Solstice on December 21st, with lots of weather, and mortgage news, between now and then. Old mortgage vets recall the end of November as traditionally ...Read More
 
Back and Forth on Oil and NVDA
11/12/2026 8:43 AM
Bonds began the overnight session in roughly unchanged territory and were mostly sideways until just after 8am when Trump said "we don"t need a deal with Iran." Oil prices and bond yields spiked in response. There was a modest recovery in response to NVDA announcing Huang resigning as CEO but now more selling pressure as the NASDAQ recovers at the ...Read More
 
Is This The End of The Friendly Trend?
11/10/2026 3:37 PM
Is This The End of The Friendly Trend? Bonds weathered their biggest day of selling since September today and their only notable day of selling since the recent downtrend in rates began in mid-October. The blame game was simple: CPI was much higher than expected and there were no silver linings in the repor...Read More




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Bain Capital’s head of real estate uses this strategy to counter the economy’s ‘cocktail of disruption'
11/12/2026 11:50 AM
Ryan Cotton, Bain Capital"s head of real estate, sits for an interview with the Property Play video podcast...Read More
 
Mortgage rates jump sharply higher, after easing for four straight weeks. Here's why
11/11/2026 6:38 AM
After falling for a month, mortgage rates jumped sharply higher on a hotter-than-expected inflation report...Read More
 
Homeowners tap equity as HELOC balances post biggest jump since 2005: New York Fed report
11/10/2026 3:37 PM
The rise in balances on HELOCs marks the 18th consecutive quarterly increase, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York...Read More
 
Bilt bets on local businesses, hospitality and major sports franchises, expanding beyond residential rewards
11/10/2026 6:32 AM
Bilt is announcing the launch of two new platforms designed to help local businesses and event venues attract customers and build loyalty...Read More
 
Home listings pile up in October, but sellers won't slash prices
11/9/2026 7:54 AM
After a rough month in September, the housing market remained in a deep freeze in October as listings piled up. Sellers are still reluctant to cut prices...Read More
 
Banks are turning cautious on lending, according to the Fed. What it means for the economy
11/5/2026 7:52 AM
The Fed’s October bank lending survey shows tighter standards for small firms and commercial real estate, while subprime borrowers face tougher credit...Read More
 
What the election means for high-end real estate: Robert Frank talks to Bess Freedman
11/5/2026 9:30 AM
CNBC Wealth Editor Robert Frank chats live with Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman about how the "blue wave" may affect your life, wealth and real estate...Read More
 
Democrats take Congress in a blue wave. Here's what it means for your money
11/4/2026 5:11 PM
Blue wave gives Democrats control of Congress. Here"s how their agenda could affect your money, from healthcare and taxes to student loans and Social Security...Read More
 
Prologis CEO says warehouse demands are shifting fast. Here's how he's keeping up
11/4/2026 9:22 AM
Rising demand for faster deliveries and resilient energy supplies have companies rethinking where their warehouses should be...Read More
 
Mortgage rates drop for the third straight week, but homebuyers are still leaving the market
11/4/2026 6:51 AM
Mortgage rates came down again last week, but mortgage demand from homebuyers continued to decline, as high home prices and inflation stretch affordability...Read More




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