Mortgage & Economy
Mortgage rates, Federal Reserve policy, employment, inflation, and what they mean for Bay Area affordability.
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NAR: Data centers’ housing impact anything but uniform
Loudoun County, Virginia, leads the nation with 213 data center facilities
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Commodity inflation is hot, but Fed is still focused on core inflation
Commodity volatility is one reason why the Fed isn’t more hawkish
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Opendoor moves ahead with mortgage offerings, touts controlled costs
Loans are available for any home purchase, not only Opendoor-owned properties
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Mortgage rate locks fell 9% in August, Optimal Blue reports
Total locks fell 9% from July as the 30-year conforming rate ended August at 6.72% and refi demand stayed limited
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Atlas VMS acquires CloseClear.ai
Atlas plans to integrate the platform’s monitoring capabilities into AIM-Port as a premium offering
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Foundry Group joins Compass Raleigh in Moore County
The team reported $30.45M on 81.5 sides in 2025, plus $200M in Moore County closed volume overall
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Why construction workers face one of the highest suicide risks
CDC data found construction suicide rates ran 4 times the national average, as groups expand toolkits and training
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What D.R. Horton’s 2027 budget tells rivals about pricing pressure
Horton is expected to target 82,000 to 86,000 closings, keeping discipline as rates stay elevated
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Huntington promotes Brant Standridge to president
Former Truist executive joined Huntington in 2022 and led integrations tied to Cadence and Veritex expansion
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Better continues leadership shake-up as Chad Smith, Barry Feierstein move on
David Parrish is promoted, with COOs Smith and Feierstein stepping down amid financial and C-suite turmoil








