Realtor.com report suggests move-up buyers will see more options and potentially softer prices, but first-time buyers will remain constrained by limited entry-level stock
Jensen offers her thoughts on the 2% upfront mortgage insurance premium, second appraisals and retirement planning use cases
Quarterly testing can miss drift, lenders need continuous fair lending visibility
Policymakers can lower frictions, but only new starter-home production changes the math
Mortgage rates are at 7.57% and demand softened more last week
Leadership changes, standardized concessions, and a 12–18 month systems rollout are central to the plan
MLS legal experts at CMLS Open House urged scenario planning around cooperation, participation, and data access as lawsuits and demand letters increase
Student-athletes receive mentoring and complete requirements to become licensed real estate referral agents
The operational signals that show strain before the leaderboard does
Rising prices alongside weaker sales and closed listing ecosystems are reducing consumer visibility and competition
September endorsements dropped to 1,790 — the lowest figure since April 2020 — while HMBS issuance fell to $446 million
A jobs miss sent the 10-year yield to as low as 5.17% before yields rose higher toward 5.28%
Data shows a small fraction of lenders capturing most new production as LOs shift to brokerage and correspondent platforms
New team additions posted $180 million in the past 12 months, the RealTrends Verified brokerage reported
Lenders can begin sending FHA appraisals in UAD 3.6
