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State regulators slam OCC escrow proposals as effort to pickpocket homeowners
Preempting state interest-on-escrow laws would ‘enrich national banks off the backs of consumers,’ regulators warn
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New construction fails to keep pace with rising senior housing demand
Affordability challenges slow rent growth despite strong demand and declining vacancies
Remodeling outlook rises as home building sentiment sinks
Latest NAHB indexes show structural advantage for renovation sector as the site-built segment can’t catch a break
Home seller profit margins decline for third straight year in 2025
After pandemic-era peaks, seller gains show signs of normalization even amid strong cash‑buyer activity
Does rent control work? Mamdani’s Pinnacle setback revives housing debate
Soaring operating costs and capped revenue lead to capital flight, raising questions about the efficacy of regulating rents
Trump signs executive order to block large investors from single-family home market
The current lack of a definition for ‘large institutional investors’ makes it difficult to gauge the order’s impact
The Three Lines of Defense for Cybersecurity Compliance
A look at the three lines of defense model to actively monitor, control and audit comprehensive risk management and assurance
From buzzword to business driver: AI in mortgages
The Lender’s Secret Weapon
Industry Watch: UWM, Kiavi, Pennymac and others make headlines
A roundup of notable mortgage industry activity over the past two weeks
A real estate investor ban would yank the price floor out of the housing market
In a post-pandemic homebuying environment few can afford, single-family real estate investors are helping an entire mortgage market hold on to profitability
Stalling rents, climbing vacancies deal double blow to real estate investors
Rent growth at 15-year lows and rising vacancy rates are flashing warning signs
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In a post-pandemic homebuying environment few can afford, single-family real estate investors are helping an entire mortgage market hold on to profitability
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Rent growth at 15-year lows and rising vacancy rates are flashing warning signs
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Returns for home flippers have fallen to 2008 levels as a ‘triple squeeze’ on profits sends some in the sector running for rentals
Repair, remodeling costs rise steadily in third quarter
Trump administration tariff policies ‘not apparent in material costs’ says analytics firm Verisk
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Six senators propose new appraisal tools to fight bias
Interagency leaders who developed PAVE call dismantling ‘partisan’ and ‘reckless’
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