HousingWireSeptember 12, 2026
DSCR loans are booming amid fragmented underwriting standards
After rampant fraud in Baltimore made headlines, underwriting guidelines and elevated fraud risks have the market on high alert
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30-year fixed average: 6.76%
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HousingWireSeptember 12, 2026
Housing market faces headwinds as mortgage rates move above 7%
Mortgage spreads continue to soften the blow amid Iran conflict
HousingWireSeptember 11, 2026
Zillow faces shareholder lawsuit over Redfin deal
Derivative suit cites $100 million deal, $81 million in insider sales claims, and a stock drop from $77.05 to $32.19
Mortgage News DailySeptember 11, 2026
AM Rally Completely Erased By The Close
AM Rally Completely Erased By The Close This morning's paradoxical rally lasted 30 whole minutes. Bonds turned around at exactly 9am and proceeded to completely erase the AM gains. There were no…
Mortgage News DailySeptember 11, 2026
Mortgage Rates Held Fairly Steady Until Late in The Day
Looked at in a vacuum, and up until the last few hours of the day, Friday was no better or worse than the average day over the past several months. Compared to yesterday morning's levels, the average…
Mortgage News DailySeptember 11, 2026
Existing Home Sales Dip Below 4 Million as Inventory Builds
Existing-home sales slipped in August, falling below the 4 million annualized pace for the first time since June 2025, while a sharp increase in inventory gave buyers more options and pushed the…
Mortgage News DailySeptember 11, 2026
Refi Demand Declining Even Before Most Recent Rate Spike
Mortgage application activity pulled back last week, with a sharp decline in refinancing more than offsetting relatively stable purchase demand as mortgage rates moved higher. The Mortgage Bankers…
HousingWireSeptember 11, 2026
Park Street Homes expands urban infill homebuilding model
Park Street blends standardized construction controls with reflective design for established neighborhoods and scattered lots
HousingWireSeptember 11, 2026
The Agency hires Jim Lonergan to lead Midwest expansion
The longtime Anywhere Real Estate franchise growth executive will also oversee South Central U.S. sales and Canada
HousingWireSeptember 11, 2026
MISMO board adds VantageScore, Guild and FICO leaders amid credit modernization push
Anthony Hutchinson of VantageScore, Gemma Currier of Guild Mortgage and Eric Lapin of FICO are the new board members
HousingWireSeptember 11, 2026
IRES MLS names Julie Dahl CEO, succeeding Jeff Bosch
Dahl, a 23-year IRES veteran, succeeds Jeff Bosch as he departs for Arizona Regional MLS
Mortgage News DailySeptember 11, 2026
AI Warehouse, Compliance Education Tools; Rocket's Limits; Who is Prepaying; Inflation = Higher Rates
Most of us 30 years old and older have tales about where they were and what they did 25 years ago. Being in capital markets, and selling MBS, for over 40 years, I knew people who died in New York…
HousingWireSeptember 11, 2026
Putting the ROAD Act into action faces a funding and HUD gauntlet
HUD must handle about 70% of 125 federal actions, rulemakings often take 18 to 24 months, and agency staffing is down more than 30%
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 11, 2026
Inflation Persisted in August
Inflation in August remained sticky as renewed tensions with Iran continued pushing up oil prices, keeping pressure on the Fed to consider a rate hike at its upcoming meeting. Gasoline prices…
Mortgage News DailySeptember 11, 2026
Paradoxical Rally in Bonds Thanks to Higher Fed Hike Odds
We've been saying for a while that the longer end of the bond market really wants to see the Fed get serious about fighting inflation. This is why yields spiked on July 29th when the Fed held rates…
Mortgage News DailySeptember 10, 2026
Ugly Snowball Selling Thanks to Oil and Inflation Data
Ugly Snowball Selling Thanks to Oil and Inflation Data MBS lost nearly a full point by 4pm ET and 10yr yields were up 11.4bps at 4.95%. This is the highest since October 2023 when 10s briefly hit…
Mortgage News DailySeptember 10, 2026
30yr Fixed Rates Jump to 7.07%
You may have seen other headlines today that reference 30yr fixed rates of 6.76%. Those stories would be citing Freddie Mac's weekly rate survey which is an average of the 5 business days (4 in this…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 10, 2026
Existing Home Sales Fall despite Improved Inventory
Existing home sales fell for the third consecutive month as record-high home prices and elevated mortgage rates weighed on buyers. Mortgage rates resumed an upward trend after the July ceasefire…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 10, 2026
Energy Prices Rise Again in August
Residential building material prices, excluding energy, rose 0.2% in August and were up 5.1% from a year ago. Energy prices rose sharply in August, as prices for energy inputs to residential…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 9, 2026
Mortgage Applications Decline for Sixth Straight Month in August
Mortgage application activity continued to decline in August as elevated US treasury yields pushed mortgage rates higher. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Market Composite Index, a measure of…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 9, 2026
Who Are NAHB’s Builder Members?
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) conducts an annual census to better understand the composition and characteristics of its members.  In 2025, 35% of NAHB’s membership was…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 8, 2026
Single-Family Home Construction Time Declines in 2025
Building a new single-family home took less time in 2025 compared to the previous three years. On average, it now takes 8.8 months from start to finish. That time includes 1.4 months for…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 7, 2026
Shorter Apartment Construction Time in 2025
The average time needed to complete construction of a multifamily building after obtaining authorization edged down in 2025, according to the 2025 Survey of Construction (SOC) from the Census Bureau.…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 4, 2026
Beating Expectations: U.S. Economy Adds 162,000 Jobs in August
The U.S. labor market rebounded in August, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by 162,000 and upward revisions adding 55,000 jobs to June and July. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, as both…
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