Short Takes: Home Price Appreciation Expected to Pick Up / Pulte Promises Action on Affordability / Nonbank Lenders Falter / Home Sales Increase in February March 4, 2026 Brandon Ivey Cotality is projecting a 4.4% annual increase in home prices as of January 2027.Read More
Tempered Response From Potential Borrowers as Rates Hover March 3, 2026 Brandon Ivey “5.75% is really where you have more and more homeowners in the money on a cash-out refi,” Scott Peyree, president and CEO of LendingTree, said.Read More
Appeals Court Looks to Address Injunction Against CFPB March 3, 2026 Shannon Clark Judges on the appeals court seemed conflicted about whether the Trump administration has the authority to move forward with its plans to terminate nearly 90% of the workforce at the CFPB.Read More
Short Takes: Agency MSRs on Offer / Mortgage Profits Decline at LendingTree / HomeBridge, AmWest Selling HELOCs Via Goldman March 3, 2026 Brandon Ivey MorVest Capital is brokering the sale of agency mortgage servicing rights with an unpaid principal balance of $2.41 billion.Read More
Average Interest Rate Drops Below 6% March 2, 2026 James Dohnert Last week was the first time in three and a half years that the 30-year FRM interest rate has dropped into the 5% range.Read More
Homeowners With Rates Under 3% Reach Five Year Low March 2, 2026 James Dohnert About 21% of homeowners have a rate of 6% or higher, the highest share in a decade.Read More
Nonconforming Share of Originations Hits 20.9% in 2025 February 27, 2026 Brandon Ivey Some $401.0 billion of nonconforming mortgages were originated in 2025.Read More
Rocket Returns to Profitability in Fourth Quarter February 27, 2026 Brandon Ivey "We structurally doubled the capacity of every production team member through technology," said Varun Krishna, CEO and director of Rocket Companies.Read More
Short Takes: Senate Close to Vote on Housing Bill / Originations Rising at Rocket / Few Concerns About Banks / Meeting With Pulte Next Week February 27, 2026 Brandon Ivey The Senate is poised to vote on legislation aimed at addressing housing affordability.Read More
UWM’s Stock Price Falters After Strong 4Q Earnings February 26, 2026 Brandon Ivey United Wholesale Mortgage’s share price declined by nearly 9% Wednesday.Read More