Mortgage & Economy
Mortgage rates, Federal Reserve policy, employment, inflation, and what they mean for Bay Area affordability.
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Is the consumer getting lost in real estate’s battle for control?
Columnist Craig Rowe argues that portal competition and listing control efforts can widen the gap between consumers and clear information.
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Rate adds top Dallas mortgage branch from CrossCountry
Branch leaders cite Spanish-language support and tech platform as key factors in the move to Rate
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Federal agencies scrap Biden-era SPCP guidance
Interagency notice tells lenders not to rely on 2022 SPCP statement
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UWM launches Mortgage Matchup plugin for ChatGPT
The tool helps users find independent mortgage brokers, run affordability math, and access calculators and education
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Builders FirstSource bets $25.3 million on AI build-cycle scale
Digs investment aims to push BFS deeper into homebuilders’ end-to-end construction workflows
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Veterans United promotes Jeremyah Grigery to CMO
The move comes as the lender looks to expand education around VA home loan benefits
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Why 45 homebuilding markets may not beat six high density ones
This analysis separates corporate scale, operating density, and production scale in costs, cycle time, and predictability
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New home demand swoons even as sales prices hit a 5-year low
As new orders weakened in July, the median sales price of a new home fell to $393,800, the lowest level recorded since July 2021
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Retirees are experiencing a disconnect between net worth, cash on hand
Prosperity is far from evenly distributed, and many older Americans are carrying significant debt into retirement
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Colorado’s AI proposal raises new compliance questions for lenders
MBA says definitions of ADMT and consequential decisions need clearer guidance for creditors







