Available home equity surges to $21.4 trillion even as loan originations jump
Feb 20, 2026As Merchant noted, one of the reasons for the surge in equity is that home values continue to increase. He...
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Housing starts rise to five-month high in broad increase
Feb 19, 2026New residential construction in the US rose to a five-month high in December, as homebuilders boosted production to take advantage...
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RAW Capital Partners promotes three – Mortgage Strategy
Feb 18, 2026RAW Capital Partners has promoted three of its team members. Travis Mechem has been promoted to new business manager. Having...
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Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Rates Are Nearly Back Into the 4% Range
Feb 17, 2026I keep hearing that more home buyers are considering adjustable-rate mortgages. And you are seeing it in the data, with...
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As Hispanic homeownership surges, how the mortgage industry is failing Spanish-speaking buyers
Feb 16, 2026She said that while some companies offer a Spanish-translated application, the loan estimate and closing disclosure arrive in English. “What...
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NAMB outlines 4-part housing affordability fix
Feb 15, 2026An integrated solution involving four key areas needs to come to fruition in order to solve the affordable housing crisis,...
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09 Feb to 13 Feb – Mortgage Strategy
Feb 14, 2026This week’s top headlines: Nationwide allows mortgage deeds to be signed digitally and NatWest and Rightmove announce three-year partnership Explore...
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Mortgage Rates Fall Closer to 6% as Jobless Claims Rise
Feb 13, 2026Just a day after a “blowout” jobs report was released, mortgage rates are falling again. I noted yesterday that mortgage...
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How mortgage brokers can ‘play detective’ to spot red flags in investor loans
Feb 12, 2026Warning signs that can help avoid originating bad loans Disclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has...
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A K-shaped split is emerging in mortgage delinquencies
Feb 11, 2026Mortgage delinquency rates were up in the fourth quarter, with sharper increases in areas with rising unemployment rates and falling...
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