by John G. Stevens | Sep 16, 2026 | Mortgage Information
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time since 2023, tightening monetary policy at a moment when mortgage rates are already back near 7% and the housing market is struggling with another affordability setback. The Federal Open Market...
by John G. Stevens | Sep 16, 2026 | Real Estate News
A federal judge has denied Zillow’s bid for a preliminary injunction in its antitrust fight with Midwest Real Estate Data, a ruling that ends the temporary court protection that had kept Zillow connected to the Chicago-area multiple listing service while the dispute...
by Nathan S. Pierce | Sep 16, 2026 | Real Estate News
U.S. homebuilder confidence fell to a 12-month low in September as higher mortgage rates and persistent affordability pressure pushed more builders to cut prices and lean on incentives to move new homes. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index dropped three points...
by Nathan S. Pierce | Sep 16, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events
The Mortgage Bankers Association is asking a federal court to block New Jersey’s disparate-impact discrimination rule, arguing that the state created a compliance framework that conflicts with federal civil-rights law and puts mortgage lenders in an...
by John G. Stevens | Sep 16, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events
Reverse mortgage lenders that sponsor third-party originators remain fully responsible for what those TPOs do in connection with FHA-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages, according to a new ethics advisory from the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association....
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