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Mortgage News DailySeptember 22, 2026
Bonds Bounce Back After Mid-Day Stumble Bonds began the day in stronger territory following overnight reports of regarding a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Yields and oil prices moved…
Mortgage News DailySeptember 22, 2026
Mortgage rates didn't move much on Tuesday, but at least it was in the right direction. Perhaps more exciting is the fact that the average lender is now at the lowest levels in a week with top-tier…
HousingWireSeptember 22, 2026
Rising prices, Social Security uncertainty and record debt are compounding worries
HousingWireSeptember 22, 2026
Inflation, Fed guidance and spreads all play a role with higher rates, Logan Mohtashami says
HousingWireSeptember 22, 2026
Local Realtors say investors are already buying land around the area in anticipation of workers
HousingWireSeptember 22, 2026
The land bank lines up $1.5 billion in debt capacity tied to Dream Finders–Beazer land strategy
HousingWireSeptember 22, 2026
Nearly 400 agents across California joined after the May launch of the 5-year large-office franchise model
HousingWireSeptember 22, 2026
A December 2022 FHA letter and higher-rate friction pushed renewed focus on dual licensing and end-to-end deal control
HousingWireSeptember 22, 2026
The state is the first to put minimum lot sizes on the ballot, with a Nov. 3 vote on a 5,000 square foot cap
HousingWireSeptember 22, 2026
The lender said Chevalier will build teams and branches across five Northwest states
Mortgage News DailySeptember 22, 2026
Here at the ACUMA event in Las Vegas, credit unions are definitely on the march for market share in a decreasing residential volume environment, given their place in the consumer’s financial…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 22, 2026
Three-bedroom single-family homes remained the most common home built with respect to the number of bedrooms. The share of starts for four-bedroom homes declined for the fourth consecutive year but…
Mortgage News DailySeptember 22, 2026
Bonds began the overnight session in weaker territory and were mostly sideways until roughly 4:30am. At that time, newswires hit regarding an Iranian official suggesting to 2 separate news agencies…
Mortgage News DailySeptember 21, 2026
Sideways and Slightly Stronger It was a rather uneventful day with bonds holding sideways in a relatively narrow range after a modest overnight improvement. Intraday correlation with oil prices was…
Mortgage News DailySeptember 21, 2026
It was a fairly uneventful day for mortgage rates to start the new week. The underlying bond market was slightly stronger. This suggests slightly lower interest rates. The average mortgage lender…
Mortgage News DailySeptember 21, 2026
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Mortgage News DailySeptember 21, 2026
While the Fed may have requested a majority of the market's attention last week, oil prices were saying "ahem... over here." Now this morning, the post-Fed trade is even farther in the rearview and…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 21, 2026
Wood framing continues to dominate the U.S. single-family home construction market, according to NAHB analysis of 2025 Census Bureau data. In 2025, wood framing accounted for 94% of all completed…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 18, 2026
State labor markets showed mixed results in August, with nonfarm payroll employment increasing in a majority of states. At the same time, construction employment posted a net gain nationally,…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 17, 2026
Single-family housing starts rebounded in August, but production remains down 4.7% year to date as builders contend with rising construction costs, lot and labor shortages, and economic uncertainty.…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 16, 2026
The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points at the conclusion of its September policy meeting, bringing the target range to 3.75% to 4%. The decision comes amid renewed…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 16, 2026
Higher mortgage rates, worsening labor shortages and rising material costs are weighing on builder sentiment. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell three points to…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 15, 2026
Single-family permitting activity continued to weaken through the first seven months of 2026, while multifamily permitting remained stronger compared with the same period last year. Although…
NAHB Eye on HousingSeptember 15, 2026
In 2025, the number of women employed in the construction industry rose to around 1.37 million, an increase of about 31,000 from 2024. Women accounted for 11.3% of total construction employment, the…
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