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| POS, DPA, HELOC, LO Productivity Tools; Webinars; STRATMOR on M&A; MISMO"s Compliance Dataset | ||
| 11/3/2026 10:48 AM | ||
| Lender and Broker Products, Services, and Software Most lenders are still catching up on tech. Here’s your chance to get ahead. In this report, Plaid and National Mortgage News asked 128 lenders how they’re handling today’s pressures. Most still rely on manual processes, and only 15 percent have optimized their tech strategy. Read the report to s...Read More | ||
| Just a Bit More Evidence For War Headlines and Oil Prices Helping Bonds | ||
| 11/3/2026 7:57 AM | ||
| Bonds were sideways to slightly weaker overnight, but they"re rallying back to unchanged levels in the 8am hour following favorable headlines regarding the Iran war. Iranian officials floated the possibility of concessions in exchange for sanctions relief and separate headlines suggested Washington approved a draft MOU. Certainly not th...Read More | ||
| Little-Moved by Huge Drop in Oil and Tech Stocks | ||
| 11/2/2026 3:27 PM | ||
| Little-Moved by Huge Drop in Oil and Tech Stocks Bonds were technically stronger at 4pm ET, but just barely. Over the past 2 sessions, we"ve seen Treasury yields noticeably disconnect from the prevailing correlation with tech stocks. This began after the opening bell last Friday and mostly continued today. ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Hold Steady at Recent Lows | ||
| 11/2/2026 2:39 PM | ||
| It was a perfectly fine day for mortgage rates to start the new week. The underlying bond market improved modestly, drawing on a combination of sharply lower oil prices and another drop in tech-related stocks. While it"s true that oil prices haven"t had a reliable impact on bonds/rates over the past month, today"s drop was big enough that is proba...Read More | ||
| Broker, Home Equity, Verification, M&A Data; Legal Issue Conference; Non-Agency Product News | ||
| 11/2/2026 10:44 AM | ||
| Sometimes you and your teammates have different priorities. I head to Dallas tomorrow for a private mortgage event, where the priorities will probably be mostly aligned. Besides the election, and perhaps the inflation-beating Costco’s Thanksgiving meal, the profitability of HELOCs, 2nd mortgages, and equity products in general will definitely be a ...Read More | ||
| Slightly Stronger Start. Mostly Holding After ISM Data | ||
| 11/2/2026 9:22 AM | ||
| Bonds were initially a hair weaker at the start of the overnight session, but rallied gradually after that. The sharpest gains arrived at the 9:30am NYSE open, suggesting money manager reallocations and "new month" trades. ISM Manufacturing hit 30 minutes later and the first reaction was modest bounce toward slightly higher yields and slightly high...Read More | ||
| Bonds Almost Able to Break Even Thanks to Tech Turmoil | ||
| 10/30/2026 2:16 PM | ||
| Bonds Almost Able to Break Even Thanks to Tech Turmoil Tech stocks embarked on a wild ride starting with earnings releases after the bell yesterday. While today"s recap title mentions "breaking even," if we were to measure today"s bond market movement versus yesterday"s 3pm ET levels, 10yr yields are more t...Read More | ||
| New Home Sales Reinforce Last Month"s Rebound | ||
| 10/30/2026 1:53 PM | ||
| New home sales lost almost no ground in September, effectively reinforcing the healthy rebound seen in August"s report. The Census Bureau"s New Residential Construction report clocked sales at an annual pace of 676k, down only 0.6% month over month. As seen in the chart below, the broader trend has been sideways for nearly 3 years now. Th...Read More | ||
| Home Price Appreciation Edges Higher in August | ||
| 10/30/2026 1:49 PM | ||
| Home price appreciation picked up again in August (as reported this week), but the improvement was minimal. The FHFA House Price Index rose 0.3% from July to August, bringing annual appreciation to 2.4% . July"s previously reported monthly gain was revised down from 0.3% to 0.2%. Regional results remained uneven, with annual appreciation ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Demand Bounces Back, Sort Of | ||
| 10/30/2026 1:33 PM | ||
| Mortgage applications finally rebounded as mortgage rates fell for a second straight week. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 3.4% increase in total application volume for the week ending October 23. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate declined to 7.37% from 7.41%, its lowest level in three weeks. Both purchase and refinance...Read More | ||
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| New national home listing database is taking on Compass in the battle for control of real estate information | ||
| 11/3/2026 7:00 AM | ||
| Heavy hitters in residential real estate joined the fight over who can see residential property listings. Their goal, they say, is to counter private listings...Read More | ||
| Home prices fall and rents rise, both for the first time in three years | ||
| 10/29/2026 9:17 AM | ||
| The median U.S. home sale price fell for the first time in more than three years, according to a new report from Redfin, a real estate brokerage...Read More | ||
| Fed leaves rates unchanged: What it means for credit cards, mortgages, auto loans and savings accounts | ||
| 10/28/2026 3:59 PM | ||
| The Fed"s benchmark affects many consumer borrowing costs, including the rates tied to mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and savings accounts...Read More | ||
| Mortgage rates fell for the second straight week, but more borrowers still sought savings in riskier loans | ||
| 10/28/2026 6:33 AM | ||
| Mortgage rates have fallen over the past two weeks, but demand is only slightly higher, and more borrowers are looking for savings in riskier loans...Read More | ||
| Frozen housing market sends remodelers mixed messages | ||
| 10/27/2026 7:20 AM | ||
| Home remodelers have always served two different markets, but the current state of housing is now pulling them opposite directions...Read More | ||
| CRE debt is due, presenting a 'massive' opportunity | ||
| 10/27/2026 5:35 AM | ||
| A massive wall of commercial real estate debt is coming due now and over the next two years. For some, this presents an opportunity. ...Read More | ||
| Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady in October. Here's what that means for consumers | ||
| 10/26/2026 1:51 PM | ||
| The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its overnight rate unchanged at the conclusion of its October meeting this week...Read More | ||
| Trump's executive order targets mortgage insurance, refinance costs. What it means for borrowers | ||
| 10/23/2026 5:27 PM | ||
| Trump"s executive order on housing aims to lower mortgage costs. Here"s what it means for homeowners and buyers...Read More | ||
| Mortgage rates drop for the first time in 2 months, but demand still falls further | ||
| 10/21/2026 8:13 AM | ||
| Mortgage rates finally came down a little, but borrowers are still having trouble getting into the housing market...Read More | ||
| September data shows housing market in a deep freeze | ||
| 10/20/2026 9:18 AM | ||
| New data on the housing market"s performance in September is bleak, with sales, construction and sentiment all falling more than expected...Read More | ||
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