Buying a home now beat waiting in 61% of scenarios, AD Mortgage study finds

AD Mortgage compared buying a home now versus waiting across all states during a three-year period
Read MoreGSEs open VantageScore 4.0 to all single-family lenders

Lenders cannot mix Classic FICO and VantageScore 4.0 on the same file
Read MoreREMAX adds Missoula affiliate with REMAX Confluence

Broker owner DJ Smith launches with nine agents and plans to recruit in western Montana counties
Read MoreBerkshire Hathaway HomeServices adds Nevada leadership

Hagan spent nearly 15 years with Coldwell Banker Realty in Illinois
Read MoreUWM drops high-balance LLPAs, extends Bullseye 90 pricing

Bullseye 90 now includes eligible jumbo loans
Read MoreCan tech keep agents out of trouble for listing mistakes?

LiDAR measurements and 3D tours can back up square footage and limit misleading AI edited listing photos.
Read MoreTruss Financial scales hybrid model with new direct lending platform

Truss is adding in-house underwriting and funding to cut turn times
Read MoreFlorida’s housing market looks shaky. Orlando tells a more complicated story

For buyers outside the vacation segment, affordability remains a central concern
Read MoreFSBO.com rolls out tech platform to streamline home purchase agreements

Developed from technology first built at Homepie, PACT is part of FSBO.com’s broader effort to digitize transactions from listing through closing
Read MoreGeorge Morales on proprietary reverse mortgages and MISMO standards

The MISMO reverse workgroup chair says standardization is meant to reduce tech barriers for lenders entering the space
Read MoreWhy the best master-planned communities are designed around everyday life

Lasting value comes from a connected framework of streets, parks, trails, schools and daily routines
Read MoreHousing year-over-year comps need context for the rest of 2026

Last week’s data was really impacted by comparisons to Labor Day weekend in 2025
Read MoreTrump threatens trade halt if Fed does not cut rates

President urged the Federal Reserve to cut rates after August payrolls rose by 162K and unemployment held at 4.1%
Read MoreFay Group acquires VanDyk Mortgage to expand conforming loan footprint

Deal brings Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie execution plus MSR book
Read MoreICE raids strain homebuilder labor, cycle times, and bank lines

ICE arrests rose from 32,545 in May to 49,571 in July; homebuilders cite delays, higher bids, and missed closings in some markets
Read MoreWhy mortgage rates barely budged after jobs report beat estimates

A lot is priced into the markets now, as the bond market did the heavy lifting for the Fed
Read MorePulte says FHFA weighing bi-merge, single credit report

FHFA opens door to VantageScore for all lenders
Read MoreAugust payrolls rise 162,000, Fed rate hike odds in focus

Construction added 22,000 jobs, real estate lost 3,200, and economists pointed to inflation as the next catalyst.
Read MoreHyperlocal micromarkets may be the next big housing data shift

AI can analyze faster, but market definition and entity resolution still decide which properties belong in the dataset.
Read MoreInvestor share slips to 27% of single-family purchases, Cotality says

Cotality counted 273,000 investor buys in Q2, about 40,000 fewer than a year earlier
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