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Where Sellers Are Cracking: The Housing Markets Giving Buyers More Leverage
We know the narrative: The housing market is too expensive. That, however, appears to be changing.
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Single-family housing starts drop to lowest level since 2022
Home building slowdown worsened in July as experts point to entrenched sector weakness The post Single-family housing starts drop to lowest level since 2022 appeared first on Scotsman Guide . ]]>
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Mortgage Rates Continue Higher Despite Bond Market Improvement
Mortgage rates rose for the third straight day on Tuesday with the average top-tier 30yr fixed rate moving up a modest 0.02% to 6.75%. Notably, the bond market was actually in slightly better shape co
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July housing starts fall as both single-family and multifamily slow
Housing starts fell 12.4%, more than expected, but permits rose 5%, a possible signal of tightening supply ]]>
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What Mortgage Professionals Should Know About Practical AI In The Closing Process
Mortgage professionals hear more about artificial intelligence each month. Some of the conversation is useful, while some of it is noise. For lenders, the real question is not whether AI sounds impres
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Why AI-Generated Paystubs and Bank Statements Are Creating A New Mortgage Underwriting Risk
Not long ago, producing a convincing paystub or bank statement required time, design skill, and a fair amount of patience. Today, a person can use generative AI to draft the language, calculate plausi
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Can Jim Cramer Save Mortgage Rates?
It seems mortgage rates can’t catch a break lately. So maybe we need a Plan B. Or rather, a Plan C! Have you ever heard of Inverse Cramer? Whenever Jim Cramer says something, the opposite tends to hap
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Independent mortgage banks show profits for the fifth consecutive quarter
IMBs increased net production profits by an average of $246 per loan between the first and second quarter of 2026 The post Independent mortgage banks show profits for the fifth consecutive quarter app
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AD Mortgage completes $407M securitization, its sixth of the year
Imperial Fund Asset Management sponsored the deal, with 79% of loans originated by AD Mortgage ]]>
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Gary Keller tells agents why rates did not fall and what it means for 2026
KW cited a 6.86% 30-year rate, 5.4% home price growth, and 4.1 million existing home sales. ]]>
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Checkr acquires Truv, expands mortgage income verification capacity
Deal reflects broader shift to centralized, API-driven verification platforms that seek to combat fraud, speed underwriting and meet regulatory standards ]]>
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Bond yields are climbing. Here’s what that means for mortgages and other consumer borrowing
Long-term government bond yields have risen sharply in recent days. Higher bond yields push consumer borrowing costs up, sometimes immediately.