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MBA: Mortgage application payments dropped for a fourth straight month
The national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreased to $2,100 in August, down from $2,127 in July.
Retail mortgage lender Fusion Home Loans launches in Orlando
Led by CEO Doug Long, Fusion opens with two branches, 25 staff members and plans to expand in the Southeast and Midwest.
Existing-home sales backtrack slightly in August
Economists say softer sales, easing mortgage rates and slowing inventory growth reflect a housing market transition rather than a collapse
Mortgage rates remain in a holding pattern. How much longer will this last?
Rates have shown less volatility since April, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s global tariff policies. The 30-year conforming rate has barely deviated from a narrow band between 6.8% and 7% since mid-April, according to HousingWire’s data.
Senate Banking Committee advances bipartisan ‘ROAD to Housing Act’
The legislation, led by Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), aims to increase housing supply and affordability while improving oversight of federal housing programs.
Halcyon integrates with Finastra on income verification solutions
The integration gives financial institutions a faster and secure way to retrieve and manage tax transcript data for income verification.
NAR appoints Leslie Nettleford-Freeman to lead legal affairs, brand protection
The newly created role focuses on strengthening the organization’s trademark defense and intellectual property strategy.
Century 21 grows its presence in Baltimore
The new office, Century 21 Advance Realty, is positioned between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., making it accessible to a broad client base.
MoxiWorks promotes Dave Greenbaum to chief customer officer
Greenbaum will oversee customer experience strategy across the company’s network of more than 3,000 brokerages and 400,000 real estate agents.
