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....
by John G. Stevens | Sep 16, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market
The national housing market may be approaching its most buyer-friendly stretch of 2026, but the opportunity has less to do with a sudden affordability breakthrough than with the seasonal combination of more listings, slower competition and softer asking prices....
by John G. Stevens | Sep 16, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events
Fannie Mae is moving toward letting mortgage servicers proactively contact homeowners who may be able to eliminate private mortgage insurance, a policy shift that could put monthly savings in front of borrowers who otherwise may not know to ask. Federal Housing...
State Farm and Allstate Take Steps Toward Reopening California Home Insuran…
HUD Lines Up $1.3 Billion Sale of 4,200 Vacant Reverse-Mortgage Loans
Cavco Builds First HUD-Code Manufactured Home Without a Permanent Steel Cha…
UWM Says VantageScore 4.0 Improves Results for 1 in 4 Borrowers
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back