Mortgage rates hit year-to-date lows after Powell comments

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Mortgage rates hit year-to-date lows after Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments at the Jackson Hole Economic Summit on Friday.

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USDA is automating its loan application uploading

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

USDA recently announced a $49 million contract with Phoenixteam to modernize its mortgage underwriting system, GUS

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Powell’s Jackson Hole speech stirs cautious optimism for housing

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Experts say even modest rate relief could revive affordability and buyer demand, although uncertainty around jobs and tariffs clouds the outlook.

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Homebuyers seek independent research, but still want a real estate agent

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Cotality data shows that 73% of homebuyers are conducting their own research, but 88% still want a human agent advising them

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Is the real estate industry getting its antitrust enforcement wish? 

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Many real estate professionals hoped for weaker antitrust scrutiny from a Trump DOJ, and so far it appears they are getting their wish

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Pittsburgh, Cleveland top global metro affordability list

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Homebuyers can purchase nearly six homes in Cleveland or Pittsburgh for the price of one in San Francisco, according to data.

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What to expect next from The Builder’s Daily

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Our mission has been simple: to earn the trust of homebuilding’s most serious players by leveling with them. Now that mission scales up.

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Why saving for a 20% down payment keeps homebuyers renting for decades

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

“That myth around a 20% down payment is the number one myth or falsehood that is out there in people’s minds, preventing them from becoming a homeowner,” Hurst said. Mortgage...

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Expert warns brokers about rising state oversight amid CFPB downsizing

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Combating redlining Another issue Casseres mentioned was how new technology and artificial intelligence can help lenders and brokers combat the practice of redlining, or where home loans were denied to...

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Award winner: Macquarie Bank’s broker-focused strategy pays off

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Australian Broker caught up with Wendy Brown, Macquarie’s head of broker, who was on hand at the awards ceremony, to get her take on why the bank stood out,...

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