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Three Ways to Get 5% Mortgage Rates in 2026

Three Ways to Get 5% Mortgage Rates in 2026

About a year ago, I predicted that the 30-year fixed would fall to 5.875% by the fourth quarter of 2025....

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Midterm elections, inflation, and AI: Why 2026 could be more chaotic than 2025

Midterm elections, inflation, and AI: Why 2026 could be more chaotic than 2025

“You have the Democrats who have seemed to have found the lane arguing this affordability concept,” Hornik said. “You had...

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Mortgage volumes see first back-to-back fall in 2 months

Mortgage volumes see first back-to-back fall in 2 months

Homes in Centreville, Maryland.Nathan Howard/Bloomberg Home loan applications fell in consecutive weeks for the first time in two months, according...

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Christmas message from Mortgage Strategy – Mortgage Strategy

Christmas message from Mortgage Strategy – Mortgage Strategy

The team at Mortgage Strategy would like to wish all our readers a merry Christmas and a happy New Year....

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MBA Calls for Single Credit Report for a Mortgage If Your Credit Score is 700+

MBA Calls for Single Credit Report for a Mortgage If Your Credit Score is 700+

In case you’re unaware, mortgage lenders pull a tri-merge credit report when you apply for a mortgage, whether it’s for...

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Why non-QM surged in 2025, and why one executive says 2026 could be even bigger

Why non-QM surged in 2025, and why one executive says 2026 could be even bigger

“In late 2024, all the forecasts that I saw, we were thinking non-QM originations were going to hit maybe $70...

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Warren seeks records on ‘zombie’ second mortgages after crisis

Warren seeks records on ‘zombie’ second mortgages after crisis

A key Senate leader is requesting records surrounding the cancellation of second mortgages following the Great Financial Crisis and asking...

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Pace of lender rate cuts stays low, says Moneyfacts – Mortgage Strategy

Pace of lender rate cuts stays low, says Moneyfacts – Mortgage Strategy

The pace of mortgage rate cuts is low but continuing, the latest rate watch data from Moneyfacts reveals. Week-on-week, the...

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Trump Says Mortgage Rates Will Be a Lot Lower in Early 2026

Trump Says Mortgage Rates Will Be a Lot Lower in Early 2026

I already compiled and posted my annual list of 2026 mortgage rate predictions. But one more mortgage rate prediction just...

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Liquidity, repricing, and falling rates creating a ‘new cycle’ in commercial market

Liquidity, repricing, and falling rates creating a ‘new cycle’ in commercial market

As the industry worked through those issues in 2025, it looked ahead to 2026, when it expects to emerge from...

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