Mortgage & Economy
Mortgage rates, Federal Reserve policy, employment, inflation, and what they mean for Bay Area affordability.
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Breaking down barriers between rural America and more housing
The USDA and HUD agreed earlier this week to streamline environmental reviews for federally funded rural housing projects
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MLS data is more valuable than ever. The industry has to decide how to protect it
Speakers at CMLS said data will be monetized either way, the issue is governance and protecting brokers’ rights
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Garg says Better board will honor results once consent vote is confirmed
Garg says the consent solicitation topped 50% and could remove five directors, with a third-party inspector reviewing results
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Why Brookfield Residential put data governance ahead of AI
CIO Brandon Sharp says the company logged 250,000 internal hours and deployed 7 major systems to build a single source of truth
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Mortgage Banking Summit: FHFA’s unified LLPA grid for FICO, VantageScore raises investor concerns
Summit participants question how investors will treat VS4-driven MBS pools
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Howard Hughes names Kaminski President of Arizona region
In the role, Kaminski will lead strategy and operations for Teravalis, a 37,000-acre master planned community in Buckeye
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FHFA set to order Fannie, Freddie to accept two-bureau credit reports
The requirement is expected to take effect one to three months after it is announced, per Bloomberg
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Mortgage Rates Jump to Highest Level in Nearly Three Years
The Freddie Mac 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit 7.28% this week, the highest reading since November 2023.
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Before your borrower’s AI agent calls mine: Three questions mortgage servicers aren’t asking yet
A framework for disclosure, authentication and ongoing fitness in a world where the caller might not be a person at all
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CertifID acquires Closinglock to strengthen real estate fraud defenses
Leaders said combining the two platforms will allow threat intelligence to be shared across a broader customer base








