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Mortgage Rates Jump to 6.95%, Highest Since January 2025

Mortgage Rates Jump to 6.95%, Highest Since January 2025

by Nathan S. Pierce | Sep 17, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage rates moved sharply higher this week, pushing the housing market back to the edge of the 7% threshold just as buyers and builders were already confronting renewed pressure from borrowing costs. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.95% as of...
FG Nexus Pivots Toward Manufactured Housing With $10 Million FG Communities Investment

FG Nexus Pivots Toward Manufactured Housing With $10 Million FG Communities Investment

by Nathan S. Pierce | Sep 17, 2026 | Industry Updates, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News

FG Nexus announced it is moving deeper into manufactured housing, approving a strategy to acquire land-lease affordable housing communities directly while committing $10 million to a related private operator that already has dozens of communities in its portfolio. The...
Pending Home Sales Edge Higher, Remain 4.7% Below Last Year

Pending Home Sales Edge Higher, Remain 4.7% Below Last Year

by John G. Stevens | Sep 17, 2026 | U.S. Housing Market

WASHINGTON — Pending home sales edged higher in August, but the modest monthly improvement did little to change a housing market still operating well below last year’s pace. The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index increased 0.3% from July to a...
Senate Banking Committee Advances Brian Johnson for CFPB Director

Senate Banking Committee Advances Brian Johnson for CFPB Director

by John G. Stevens | Sep 17, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Senate Banking Committee voted Thursday to advance Brian Johnson’s nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, moving President Donald Trump’s pick one step closer to taking charge of the agency that oversees consumer-finance laws...
Federal Homelessness Fraud Cases Allege Millions Diverted to Real Estate, Nightclub

Federal Homelessness Fraud Cases Allege Millions Diverted to Real Estate, Nightclub

by John G. Stevens | Sep 17, 2026 | U.S. Housing Market

LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors have charged three people in separate Southern California homelessness fraud and corruption cases involving millions of dollars in taxpayer funds, including allegations that money intended for homeless housing was diverted to...
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