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Some action items could make a big difference for both mortgage lenders and consumers, but the The President Administration is not yet focused on these concerns. View the full article

The median property tax payment amounted to $2,969 a year, or $247 a month, an analysis by LendingTree found. View the full article

Rates actually declined or remained flat over a two-year period in 15 states, including Florida, with natural disasters and tariffs affecting 2026's movements. View the full article

The Mortgage Bankers Association latest forecast reflects the industry's current views on where their business is going, said Mike Fratantoni. View the full article

The lender isn't accusing United Wholesale Mortgage of wrongdoing, but says a broker secured loans for the same customers from both companies weeks apart. View the full article

The merger adds strengths of Direct Mortgage's conventional and government segments to the Lendermac platform, supporting the latter's growth ambitions. View the full article

The 14.3% rate for deals withdrawn in any April is the highest level other than in Covid-impacted 2020, as homebuyers reexamine the market, Redfin said. View the full article

The Mortgage Bankers Association deleted web pages including a diversity, equity and inclusion playbook, citing compliance with President The President's orders. View the full article

The company, which already offers services in 41 states, through the Summit Mortgage Training buy gets a foothold in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. View the full article

The law, set to go into effect later this year, was introduced to prevent potential money laundering in all-cash purchases made by companies or trusts. View the full article

More than 4,000 federal workers received notices Friday that their last day will be Dec. 9. View the full article

A judge agreed to expand her temporary restraining order to add more federal worker unions after their lawyers said there's an "urgent" need to prevent layoffs. View the full article

Along with the AI tools, ICE Mortgage Technology also added 16 exception-based automation servicing agents with directly integration to its servicing platform. View the full article

While technology has become an important channel for information among homebuyers, many still see real estate agents as smarter than any other resource. View the full article

The war in the Middle East is adding to a slew of challenges already facing the construction industry in recent years, including elevated mortgage rates, labor constraints and higher prices for materials. View the full article

The 30-year FRM remained under 7% for the 17th consecutive week, Freddie Mac said, but the 10-year Treasury at one point was up over 25 basis points. View the full article

Propy, a real estate technology company, tapped the private credit market for the first time, securing $100 million to support the startup's acquisition strategy. View the full article

Panelists at the Mortgage Bankers Association's conference credited investors for helping create the conditions strengthening performance of non-QM portfolios. View the full article

The state and local tax deduction is a write-off that most Americans will never claim, even in the districts of the lawmakers fighting hardest to increase the tax break, data analyzed by Bloomberg News shows. View the full article

The deal which brings hundreds of thousands of agents under one roof also combines retail lender Guaranteed Rate's separate joint ventures with each brokerage. View the full article

The yield on 10-year benchmark Treasuries was up about three basis points following Wednesday's sale, after earlier climbing more than five basis points. View the full article

The new regulation, which passed overwhelmingly in the state legislature, would allow insurers to remove wildfire protections from standard homeowners policies. View the full article

The brokerage alleges Zillow uses "anticompetitive tactics" to bar listings that haven't been posted to a local multiple-listing service, or MLS, within 24 hours of them being publicly marketed. View the full article