Mortgage & Economy

According to the company, “solopreneurs” lose $4,000 to $10,000 annually in missed tax deductions because of inconsistent expense tracking.

The Mortgage Bankers Association is urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency to move carefully as it finalizes changes to its Duty to Serve rule.

HMDA data in MBA analysis shows the proprietary reverse mortgage share rose to 22% in 2025, while HECM growth stayed mostly flat.

The California-based independent brokerage will implement PurlinOS, Purlin Close and Purlin Offer & Negotiate.

External moves — agents changing to a different brand — are essentially flat year-over-year at 3,390, a difference of just six from Q2 2025.

Ruth Reffkin launched the Ruth Reffkin Team at Compass in New York City, partnering with Susan Hirschorn as principal strategist.

In 2024 and early 2025, homebuilders large, medium and small were smitten with the strategic notion of “land light.” In 2026, and for the near future, most everybody is more preoccupied, and rightly so, with “land right.” Many of the U.S.’s most prolific new-construction markets undergoing some form of “work-out” to winnow down aging spec…

Tax attorneys and accountants are about to make bank helping owners of non-primary homes navigate New York City’s pied-à-terre tax notifications, which started landing in mailboxes before the weekend. “If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5 (million), check your mailbox when you’re back in the five boroughs –…