Rate hired Vito Roppo and Nick Ferrante from Fairway to lead an Elmhurst, Illinois, branch with $155M in production.

MBA reported a 0.8% weekly rise in mortgage applications, led by a 2% seasonally adjusted increase in purchase activity.

August HECM endorsements fell to 1,919, down 5.7% month over month, with FOA, Mutual of Omaha and Longbridge at 62% market ...

Florida’s Citizens drops to about 278,000 policies in July 2026, down 80% from 2023 as carriers return, easing insurance ...

Property taxes can reset after a sale. A $20,000 bill may rise to $60,000, cutting NOI and value by about $571,000 at 7%.

With the 30-year fixed at 6.66% and MBA projecting about $2.2T originations, CEOs weigh scale, customers, tech and ...

Michigan enacted a $42 million state LIHTC and single-stair reform, but the Housing Readiness Package remains stalled in committee.

A test of 7 AI engines on Knoxville DSCR loans showed results favored city pages, reviews, and backlinks over local ties.

Homebuilding leaders are backing immigration reform and bolstered domestic recruitment as ICE raids worsen construction's worker deficit.

Xp and Kind will wind down Success Lending, which originated about $270 million year to date, while eXp explores a JV with Newrez.

Tafoya Real Estate left The Real Brokerage for eXp Realty with about 37 agents after $87.92M on 172 sides in 2024 and 2025.

HousingWire Data shows how price cuts, inventory and buyer absorption can reveal very different conditions across local housing markets.