Mortgage & Economy
Mortgage rates, Federal Reserve policy, employment, inflation, and what they mean for Bay Area affordability.
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“The Crooked E” and manufactured housing: Evidence of systemic failures and corruption
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) consolidation thesis
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AI can estimate a home. An appraisal can inform the decision.
Appraisers apply standards, bias controls and property-specific market analysis that models do not require
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How can Social Security COLAs impact reverse mortgage planning?
In a higher-rate environment like today, line-of-credit growth can accelerate, influencing choices about loan draws and Social Security claims
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Drees leader Rader chosen for Leadership Cincinnati class 50
HR leader Pamela Rader will add housing insight to the Cincinnati Chamber’s flagship regional leadership program
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Stellar MLS’s new CEO wants to put the industry in fast-forward
Fairley took the helm at Stellar MLS in March, succeeding Merri Jo Cowen
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Foreclosure filings rise 10% annually in July, ATTOM says
ATTOM counted 39,906 filings, up 1% from June, while REOs increased 23% from July 2025
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Early state tax data prompts NYC to pare pied-a-terre tax pool
Filings say DOF will contact about 12,000 owners, and 1,210 are cleared after early 2025 state income tax records arrived
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NWMLS launches AI home search on NWMLS.com with Broker Public Portal
New Cribio-powered experience offers natural-language search and real-time Washington listings with direct broker attribution.
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Ginnie Mae wants issuers to focus on fixing loan-level data quality
Joe Gormley says standardized submissions could cut reconciliation work and support friction-free servicing transfers
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As Kortas and Casa make peace, AIME is back in the mix
NEXA says it will cover AIME memberships for about 4,100 loan officers as Casa seeks a role as membership director






