8+ hour, 4+ min ago   (475+ words) Tuesday’s agenda at the Five Star Conference at the Omni Hotel in Dallas featured exhibits, forums, a leadership roundtable, the the FORCE Rally. Visitors to the exhibits area in the central thoroughfare outside the ballrooms, experienced product demos and engaged…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (231+ words) Mortgage Applications for new homes fell 5.7% from a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for July. Compared to June 2026, applications fell by 1%. MBA said this change does not include any adjustment for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (363+ words) “The market is more balanced on the surface, but that balance is not the same as broad-based health,” said Jiayi Xu, Senior Economist at Realtor.com. “The narrowing gap between listing share and view share at lower price points is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (892+ words) The U.S. Treasury Department announced that the national debt topped $40 trillion this week, a fiscal milestone that underscores the federal government’s mounting borrowing and interest costs. The Treasury Department’s daily financial report shows that U.S. debt reached $40.05 trillion on Aug....

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (453+ words) “The July decline in housing starts reflects broader weakness in the housing market,” said Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington, who leads forecasting and analysis at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). “Builders remain cautious as elevated mortgage rates, rising construction costs and…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (559+ words) Apartment sizes are getting bigger, according to new research by RentCafe that noted apartment sizes increased in 2025 compared to the previous year. RentCafe said that floor plans currently average 910 square feet nationwide with every unit type having gained additional living…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (286+ words) The housing crisis in America has justifiably been attributed to insufficient supply. Recently, inflation has been identified as a key factor contributing to this issue, according to a new report from The Hill with commentary from Valerie White, Opinion Contributor…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (278+ words) Customer satisfaction with the mortgage servicing industry has gone up, according to a recent study by JD Power study. Even as mortgage rates remain high and many homeowners staying in place rather than refinancing or moving, JD Power noted that…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago   (286+ words) Q2 Home Prices Tick Up Despite Rising Mortgage Rates themortgagepoint.com Q2 Home Prices Tick Up Despite Rising Mortgage Rates During Q2 of 2026, home prices increased in 80% of metropolitan markets, as reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in their most recent…...

4+ week, 7+ hour ago   (335+ words) In an effort to boost the U.S. housing supply, banking giant JPMorgan Chase said it will invest $750 billion toward that goal through 2035. The investment includes financing for 1 million affordable housing units and assisting 500,000 people in buying homes, the bank said. “An…...