Higher rates are impacting future housing production
In the chart below, red shows single-family permits and blue shows five-unit permits. There is a big gap between single-family and five-unit permits,...
Housing starts flexes single-family muscle
Boom! Housing starts had an epic beat Tuesday, which usually means the data will get revised lower at some point, but one thing...
Plunk, BHR partner on property data intelligence
Plunk, an AI-powered home analytics platform, announced a proptech partnership with BHR, a housing data aggregator. Through this collaboration, BHR’s RealReports platform will...
Will mortgage rates keep heading lower?
Mortgage rates and the 10-year yield
The 10-year yield is the key for all my housing work, so I focus on it religiously. In...
Point, Redwood Trust issue $139M home equity investment securitization
Redwood Trust and home equity fintech lender Point have closed on a $139 million bond secured by 1,577 home equity investment (HEI) contracts....
Wells Fargo, CoreLogic partner on real estate tax processing operations
Wells Fargo and information services company CoreLogic partnered on real estate tax processing operations to enhance risk management, compliance and customer experiences in the...
The Federal Reserve delivers lower rates for Christmas
Mortgage rates and the 10-year yield
What a crazy week! Not too long ago, on jobs Friday, I was on the HousingWire Daily podcast...
LOs and agents: Creating collaboration instead of chaos in the homebuyer journey
Open the door to the most powerful room in housing. Join us at The Gathering 2025 in Denver, CO, June 8-11. Go here...
Housing groups jointly sign letter urging full funding for FHA, Ginnie Mae
A coalition of seven housing interest groups including the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA), the National Association...
Mortgage origination market should improve by 19% next year: MBA
The trough for the mortgage origination market is nearing an end point and 2024 is shaping up to be a better year for...
