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| Property Mining, AI Processing Tools; STRATMOR on subservicing; LOs and Re-Engaging Clients; Cease Fire and Rates | ||
| 4/8/2026 10:44 AM | ||
| U.S. population growth slowed sharply between July 2024 and July 2025, rising just 1.8 million people (0.5 percent) to 341.8 million, the weakest growth since the early pandemic. This was driven primarily by a steep 54 percent drop in net international migration from 2.7 million to 1.3 million (the result of ICE?), while births and deaths remained ...Read More | ||
| Logical Rally After Ceasefire Agreement | ||
| 4/8/2026 8:06 AM | ||
| The wheels were already in motion by the time yesterday"s recap came out, and participants in the MBS Live chat room were already high-fiving as we watched overnight price movement yesterday evening (and also hoping there wouldn"t be some counterintuitive head fake). As the domestic session gets underway, things are proceeding very logically ...Read More | ||
| Wednesday Could Be Entirely Different | ||
| 4/7/2026 3:39 PM | ||
| Wednesday Could Be Entirely Different April 7th has been one of the most important days on the calendar for the Iran war due to deadline for Iran to accept Trump"s terms or face major escalation. If the escalation was even remotely similar to Trump"s threats, it would all but preclude a quick end to th...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Little-Changed But Volatility Could Return Quickly | ||
| 4/7/2026 2:14 PM | ||
| In stark contrast to the entire month of March, April"s mortgage rate volatility has been downright boring. To put this in context, the average top tier 30yr fixed rate rose a substantial 0.65% by March 27th. In the first five business days of April, they"ve held inside a range of just 0.04%. Today did nothing to expand that range although it did ...Read More | ||
| AI Assistant, eSignature, Subservicing, AI Adoption Products; VA Servicing and Loss Mit Update | ||
| 4/7/2026 10:53 AM | ||
| Artificial intelligence is all the rage in conferences and webinars, and today’s Advisory Angle at 2PM ET, powered by STRATMOR Group. Sue Woodard and Garth Graham break down the biggest takeaways from ICE Experience 2026 and what they mean for lenders right now. The discussion focuses on borrower expectations, AI adoption, and how leading organizat...Read More | ||
| Waiting on Tonight"s Ceasefire Headlines | ||
| 4/7/2026 8:34 AM | ||
| Tonight brings 8pm ET deadline for Iran"s response to U.S. demands (opening shipping channels among other things). If there"s no response, Trump has threatened to attack critical infrastructure like bridges, power plants, etc.--a major escalation that would all but guarantee a much longer run of high oil prices (and all that goes with it). Reports ...Read More | ||
| Holiday-Adjacent Waiting Game | ||
| 4/6/2026 2:33 PM | ||
| Holiday-Adjacent Waiting Game Monday may not have been an official holiday for the U.S. bond market, but it way as well have been. Volume certainly acted the part, which is no surprise considering overseas holiday closures. Headlines and data had a limited impact, at best. In general the market is waiting t...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Steady to Slightly Lower | ||
| 4/6/2026 2:11 PM | ||
| It was an uneventful day for mortgage rates with the average lender close enough to Friday"s levels that borrowers would not see much of a difference between the two days. The bond market (which underlies and dictates rate movement) was still in quasi-holiday mode as most overseas markets were closed for holidays. Financial markets (including bond...Read More | ||
| BBYS, HELOC Processing Products; In-Person Events Through Year End; Population Shifts Matter | ||
| 4/6/2026 10:19 AM | ||
| This year, “Bring a Kid to Work Day” is April 23. The name seems to have shifted: I remember “Bring Your Child to Work Day.” The population of the United States also shifts, something that lenders and originators are very aware of in the primary markets, and should be aware of in the secondary markets. Companies and job creators move, for various r...Read More | ||
| Roughly Unchanged as Holiday Effect Persists | ||
| 4/6/2026 8:36 AM | ||
| Much of the international trading community remains on holiday today, making for lower volume and liquidity in the US. Bonds have managed to mostly shrug off Friday"s stronger jobs report--a fact that we"d attribute mainly to the focus on the unemployment rate over the balmy payroll count. Additionally, war-related developments remain near the top ...Read More | ||
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| The U.S. housing markets where million-dollar listings are standard | ||
| 4/8/2026 9:52 AM | ||
| Nearly all of active listings in Nantucket, Massachusetts, cost at least $1 million...Read More | ||
| Homebuyer mortgage demand drops annually for the first time in over a year, as war fuels uncertainty | ||
| 4/8/2026 8:22 AM | ||
| Weakening consumer sentiment in the overall economy is weighing heavily on mortgage demand from both homeowners and homebuyers...Read More | ||
| Iran war upends spring housing market. Here's what real estate agents are seeing | ||
| 4/7/2026 12:29 PM | ||
| Home buyers in the first quarter were more concerned about the economy and mortgage rates than they were about home prices, CNBC"s Housing Market Survey found...Read More | ||
| Zohran Mamdani and the business exodus? New York's office real estate market is up under new mayor | ||
| 4/6/2026 10:31 AM | ||
| Reports Apollo Global Management is planning a second HQ in the US South renewed debate over a business exodus under NYC Mayor Mamdani. Data doesn"t support it...Read More | ||
| Weekly mortgage refinance demand is down more than 40% in the past month | ||
| 4/1/2026 6:29 AM | ||
| Mortgage demand from both homeowners and potential homebuyers is dropping due to higher mortgage rates and concern over the war with Iran....Read More | ||
| Opendoor acquires Doma's closing and escrow business in bid to lower mortgage refinance costs | ||
| 3/31/2026 7:00 AM | ||
| Doma"s technology has been used in a Fannie Mae pilot program designed to reduce title insurance costs on eligible refinance transactions....Read More | ||
| Trump ban on investor homebuying may come at cost of a bigger real estate deal | ||
| 3/29/2026 8:43 AM | ||
| President Trump"s plan to ban big investors from home ownership may not be the key to reviving the American Dream in affordable housing legislation...Read More | ||
| Analysis: What might trip up Kevin Warsh and his agenda as Fed chair | ||
| 3/27/2026 1:30 PM | ||
| Kevin Warsh would enter the Fed as its chair with an agenda to enact that goes beyond cutting interest rates...Read More | ||
| Sen. Warren rips Federal Reserve chair pick Kevin Warsh: 'You have learned nothing from your failures' | ||
| 3/27/2026 10:52 AM | ||
| Kevin Warsh"s nomination as chair of the Federal Reserve has been in limbo because of a criminal investigation of Chair Jerome Powell...Read More | ||
| Meta boosts investment in West Texas AI data center by over sixfold to $10 billion | ||
| 3/26/2026 5:18 PM | ||
| Meta is increasing investment at a data center in El Paso, Texas, to $10 billion from $1.5 billion, as the company ramps up spending on AI infrastructure....Read More | ||
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