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| Mortgage Rates Lowest in Over 2 Weeks | ||
| 8/4/2026 2:01 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates were a bit hesitant to follow the bond market"s advice yesterday. Specifically, bonds rallied (i.e. bond prices moved higher and yields/rates moved lower). This almost always coincides with mortgage rates falling by a proportional amount. But yesterday didn"t see the typical level of correlation for many lenders. Today is a differen...Read More | ||
| Webcasts, Capital Deployment, DPA Tools; AI and Borrower Trust; Interview with Vesta"s Mike Yu | ||
| 8/4/2026 10:44 AM | ||
| After a general summer lull, and with talk of JPMorgan Chase’s $750 billion housing investment rifling through our biz, mortgage conference season shifts back into gear with next week’s Western Secondary with plenty of events in September and October, so book those rooms. The last time you stayed in a hotel, or maybe you’re reading this right now i...Read More | ||
| Hormuz Deal Hopes Turning Bonds Green at Open | ||
| 8/4/2026 8:39 AM | ||
| This morning is offering another installment of hope for some form of progress in Iran. In today"s case, it was Bessent floating the notion of possible Hormuz deal as early as this week. Markets will believe it when they see it, of course, but they"re certainly willing to trade the hope. After moving modestly higher overnight, oil prices and bond y...Read More | ||
| Sideways and Stronger, But Risks Remain | ||
| 8/3/2026 2:52 PM | ||
| Sideways and Stronger, But Risks Remain Monday was "nice." Bonds rallied more than a little bit and held those gains in an exceptionally flat manner all day. But there are caveats. Apart from last Friday, today"s yields matched the long-term highs seen on July 23rd. Or on a more timely note, the ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Roughly Unchanged Despite Bond Market Improvement | ||
| 8/3/2026 2:27 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates had a tough day on Friday, largely in response to bond market volatility surrounding heavy forex trading as a part of US/Japan efforts to prop up Japanese currency (not a common source of inspiration for rates). Higher oil prices didn"t help. As we begin the new week, de-escalation in the Iran war pushed oil prices much lower....Read More | ||
| Webinars, LOS, Title, eNote, Processing Tools; NAR, Owner Wealth, and Dropped Coverage | ||
| 8/3/2026 10:24 AM | ||
| Non-QM investors are “licking their chops” by using the information that the FHFA, through Freddie and Fannie, is requiring a more thorough lender assessment before approving condo loans beginning today. Non-QM is not. Who is going to say that information isn’t important? Lenders and the markets like knowing what the U.S. Federal Reserve is up to… ...Read More | ||
| Stronger Start on Iran News, Stronger Data Taken in Stride | ||
| 8/3/2026 9:25 AM | ||
| Bonds opened the trading session in much stronger territory, following the drop in oil prices associated with another round of de-escalation hopes in the Iran war. The root cause was the cancellation of planned air strikes as well as comments that suggested a reopening of negotiations. As has been the case, markets don"t really care if there"s much...Read More | ||
| Esoteric Forex Drama Blasts Bonds, Maybe | ||
| 7/31/2026 3:08 PM | ||
| Esoteric Forex Drama Blasts Bonds, Maybe Friday was very much NOT on the beaten path of typical bond market considerations with most of the selling arguably stemming from Japanese currency intervention. We"ve seen similar episodes in the past, but today"s installment came with a twist. In addition to ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Back Near Long-Term Highs | ||
| 7/31/2026 12:36 PM | ||
| To be fair, mortgage rates haven"t been far from their long-term highs in over a week, but today"s 30yr fixed index level of 6.83% is functionally equivalent to the actual long-term high of 6.85% seen on July 23rd. Higher rates are driven by weakness in the bond market. The latter can happen for many reasons. Sometimes those reasons ar...Read More | ||
| Regional Divide Persists as Home Price Growth Edges Higher in May | ||
| 7/31/2026 11:41 AM | ||
| Home price appreciation remained modest in May, according to data from both FHFA and the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Indices . Although both reports showed annual price growth improving slightly from April, appreciation continued to trail inflation, underscoring a housing market where elevated mortgage rates, affordability pressures...Read More | ||
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| Foreigners are buying fewer U.S. properties, but luxury homebuilders still draw them in | ||
| 8/4/2026 8:33 AM | ||
| Foreign buyers are pulling back sharply from U.S. residential real estate, in part due to a pullback among workers that would qualify for H-1B visas...Read More | ||
| Buying a condo with a mortgage may soon get more complicated. Here's why | ||
| 8/1/2026 8:30 AM | ||
| New policies that apply to mortgages for condos take effect Aug. 3, and some experts are sounding the alarm that buyers may see delays or denials...Read More | ||
| Fed holds rates steady: What it means for credit cards, savings accounts, mortgages and auto loans | ||
| 7/29/2026 1:05 PM | ||
| The Fed"s benchmark affects many of the interest rates consumers see every day, including those tied to mortgages, credit cards, car loans and savings accounts...Read More | ||
| Housing and healthcare need less red tape to lower costs, Colorado's Hickenlooper tells CNBC | ||
| 7/29/2026 6:30 AM | ||
| Housing and healthcare need big policy changes as voters raise concerns about affordability, Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., tells CNBC...Read More | ||
| Why bond investors are pushing up some of your interest rates | ||
| 7/24/2026 4:09 PM | ||
| Many types of consumer loans such as mortgages peg their interest rate to the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds, which has been moving higher...Read More | ||
| South Korea's president invokes dramatic Japan realty crash to push domestic property agenda | ||
| 7/24/2026 2:07 AM | ||
| Lee was highlighting the country"s excessive investment in real estate, and highlighted that Japan"s housing market "burst like a balloon....Read More | ||
| Mortgage rates are rising again, but homebuyers are seeing some advantages | ||
| 7/22/2026 6:31 AM | ||
| Mortgage rates last week rose to the highest level since last August, but homebuyer demand climbed as well, as buyers see more supply...Read More | ||
| Property taxes are poised for major midterm elections ballot battles across many U.S. states | ||
| 7/21/2026 9:15 AM | ||
| Americans will have a rare opportunity to use votes to directly shape tax policy with 26 ballot measures on taxation across 13 states set for midterm elections...Read More | ||
| Wall Street is selling more rental homes, as buying ban takes effect | ||
| 7/22/2026 7:57 AM | ||
| The largest landlords are all net sellers year to date, with 3,180 more homes sold than bought since Jan. 1...Read More | ||
| Housing costs is the top political issue for young voters, CNBC survey finds | ||
| 7/19/2026 7:00 AM | ||
| The cost of housing is the top priority for voters ages 18 to 34, besting food and healthcare cost concerns, the CNBC All-America Economic Survey found...Read More | ||
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