Federal Reserve stands pat, holds anchor rate steady after November meeting

No decisions made yet for December meeting, Fed chairman Powell stresses
AI is Already Shaping the Industry’s Future

Failure to learn and capitalize on these tools can put your business at risk
Good Works

The mortgage industry gives back to its communities.
Featured Top Originator: Andrew Marquis, CrossCountry Mortgage

Andrew Marquis of CrossCountry Mortgage discusses the challenges and triumphs of working in mortgage in this installment of the Featured Top Originator video series. Marquis placed 15th in our 2023 Top Purchase Volume rankings and was chosen as November’s Featured Top Originator. To learn more about Marquis, read the full Featured Top Originator article here.
2023 Top Purchase and Refinance Volume

High-volume originators dug in and stuck it out
Residential Spotlight: Texas

The Lone Star State boasts some of the top housing markets.
Q&A: Scott Olson, Community Home Lenders of America

Smaller lenders weather a stormy mortgage climate
Featured Top Originator: Andrew Marquis, CrossCountry Mortgage

No. 15 Top Purchase Volume, No. 16 Top Dollar Volume
Affordability problems mount in supply-starved cities

Higher mortgage rates and a lack of homes available for sale continue to drag down the housing market. But while mortgage rates are expected to decline over the next year, the dearth of existing home inventory has been an ongoing constraint that has plagued housing markets for much of the past decade. As of this […]
Older homes spark a golden age for remodeling

American homes have never been this old, or at least not since the U.S. Census Bureau began tracking the data. The median age of the nation’s owner-occupied homes surpassed 40 years for the first time, according to 2021 American Community Survey data released earlier this year. In 2006, the median age of a home was […]