Mortgage & Economy
Mortgage rates, Federal Reserve policy, employment, inflation, and what they mean for Bay Area affordability.
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Beyond mortgage rates: How community lenders can expand access to homeownership
The Federal Home Loan Banks’ Mortgage Partnership Finance® Program helps community lenders expand homeownership through liquidity, collaboration and targeted financing solutions
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UAD 3.6 is almost here. Lenders need to move from awareness to production.
The new appraisal standard is more than a form update: Five actions can help lenders protect pipeline continuity and capture the benefits of better-structured collateral data
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What the latest rate hike means for you
The Fed lifted the target range by 25 bps to 3.75%–4%, but mortgage rates track long-term yields, not the Fed funds rate
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CRMLS moves first, asking court to block Compass antitrust claims
The MLS asks a New York federal judge to declare its policies procompetitive and antitrust compliant
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Earnnest names Russell Smith CEO, Rick Altizer vice chairman
The firm says it has processed 1 million transactions and $4 billion in volume since 2019
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SERHANT. pushes deeper into national expansion with Chicago entry
SERHANT.’s also recently expanded into Massachusetts, Texas, California and Colorado
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HousingWire names Laura Monroe Head of Industry Relations
Monroe will build relationships across HousingWire, KCM, Altos Research and RealTrends Verified with brokerages, associations and networks
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Fed up with recalls, CA Democrats ask voters to change the rules
Was it the second question on the Gray Davis recall that sealed the Democratic governor’s fate? That’s the question that asked who should replace Davis if voters gave him the boot. State law barred him from competing on that question. And that made him practically roadkill for the international supercelebrity who headlined that second question,…
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Fathom, Bed Bath and Beyond terminate merger
Companies cite share price valuations; Neighborhood keeps tZERO and other digital asset holdings
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Global survey: spiraling costs block households’ path to ownership
A Habitat for Humanity survey across 22 countries found that 75% of individuals say they cut expenses in the cost-of-living crisis









