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Federal agencies withdraw Biden-era guidance backing SPCPs
HUD, FHFA, FDIC and others pull support for lending tool serving disadvantaged borrowers
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New-home mortgage demand continues slide in July
Higher financing costs translate to weaker application and sales activity: MBA
Single-family housing starts drop to lowest level since 2022
Home building slowdown worsened in July as experts point to entrenched sector weakness
Sluggish second-quarter results for the life science sector of commercial real estate
Net absorption fell and vacancy rates increased, while venture capital funding rose 13% during the quarter
Watch out, Big Apple! St. George is a growing commercial real estate powerhouse
NAR’s 2026 commercial real estate demand index ranks the southwest Utah metro as enjoying the most economic momentum of any city in the nation
Interest rate uncertainty, Iran conflict cloud commercial real estate outlook
CBRE cap rate survey reveals increasing pessimism about the interest rate climate
Why wholesale lending needs smoother broker-lender handoffs
As workflows fragment after submission, brokers and lenders face growing pressure to improve continuity
The new rules for protecting real estate investors
The mortgage industry’s operational reboot is underway
Stable rates creating new openings in distressed sales
Home repair and renovation costs poised to surge amid Iran war pressures
Annual decline in first-quarter remodeling costs belies a rapid increase from the end of 2025
Home flippers see first rise in profit margins in two years
Total flipped-home sales were almost 9% lower than a year ago, however, as real estate investors adjust to a tricky market
Blockchain blockbuster: Top execs tout Figure-Kiavi deal
Kiavi to gain a wholesale distribution channel as Figure uses agentic AI to write a uniform language for non-agency capital markets
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Meet Scotsman Guide’s 2026 Top Mortgage Lenders
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Price declines, demand uncertainty muddy outlook for fix-and-flip investors
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New-home sales tumble in July as demand dries up
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