Refinance retention reached a 3.5-year high (28%) during the third quarter with servicers retaining more than half of borrowers refinancing out of 2024 vintage loans, according to the newly published December 2025 ICE Mortgage Monitor Report. Rate-and-term retention...
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) announced expansion plans for 2026 that will include the creation of roughly 450 new stores. In a statement highlighting its third quarter earnings, the Goodlettsville, Tennessee-headquartered discount retailer declared, “For the...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), Community Capital Partners (CCP), and several of their executives, accusing them of violating Texas securities law by engaging in an illegal development scheme. The...
The town of Orange, Connecticut, has enacted a ban on short-term Airbnb-type rentals lasting less than 30 days in residential areas. WFSB reports the Planning and Zoning Committee amended its zoning regulations following complaints from neighbors about loud and wild...
A residential property tax hike in Boston, an investigation into Bill Pulte, and a surprise squatter in a California homeowner’s residence. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Dec. 1-5. Miss: A Boston Debacle....
Mat Ishbia, the CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage (NYSE: UWMC), voiced his support for the 50-year mortgage floated by President Trump and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte while praising them for concern and support of the housing market. In a video...
