Have slightly lower mortgage rates stabilized the housing market?

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Mortgage rates have been slowly decreasing, but is this drop significant enough to influence our weekly housing data? Keep in mind that our weekend tracker reports provide insights months...

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Bank CEOs keep calm as end of tariff pause approaches

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The clock is ticking for the 90-day pause on President Trump's tariffs. As the July 8 deadline draws near, banks face the possibility of a new round of disruptions...

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Banks cruise through Fed stress tests, earning capital break

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Bloomberg News Most of the country's largest banks are poised to see flat or lower capital requirements next year after performing well in this year's Federal Reserve stress...

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FHLBank San Francisco invests $53M in Fannie Mae bond

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco has invested nearly $53 million in a Fannie Mae bond issuance to support housing for very low-income residents near Fisherman's Wharf.The...

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Private lending executives reveal how strong relationships can transform a broker’s business

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

“Work in the business or work off the business” Munson said that when building out your team, you need to find other lending professionals who are as dedicated to your...

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Santander: Buyers could borrow ‘thousands more’ on new builds

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Santander UK has introduced improved affordability rates on new build properties, enabling customers buying these properties to borrow ‘thousands more’ than before.  ...

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It’s official: DOGE cuts are impacting the DC housing market

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

When Elon Musk was given control over much of the federal government staffing levels at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, real estate professionals in Washington, D.C.,...

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Florida condo market hopes to get a boost with changes to Fannie Mae guidelines

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

“Then I did research again, and they came back, and I said, Massachusetts has the same exact language that Florida does, allowing unit owners to waive reserves on an...

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‘A remarkable human being’: Colleagues honour Andrew Moor’s legacy of leadership and innovation

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Moor, the longest-serving bank CEO in Canada, died suddenly at the age of 65 last weekend. He’s being remembered by colleagues and friends for his leadership, mentorship and unwavering...

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As rates dip and policy shifts, is the housing market about to wake up again?

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

It’s been a strange season for the housing market, caught somewhere between post-pandemic exhaustion and pre-election caution. And yet, in the quiet shuffles of financial markets and whispered policy...

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