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Where do mortgage rates go from here?
Our mortgage rates forecast examines where rates could go for the remainder of 2025 based on yields and spreads.
Have lower mortgage rates already changed the housing market?
This weekend’s tracker focuses on how lower mortgage rates have changed the supply and demand data lines since mid-June.
Senate sends VA foreclosure prevention bill to Trump’s desk
The VA Home Loan Program Reform Act would authorize a partial claim program within the VA’s suite of loss-mitigation tools.
Purchase and refi applications slow as mortgage rates bounce up
The refinance index decreased 7% from the previous week and was 25% higher than the same week one year ago. But the refi share of mortgage application activity increased, rising to 41.1% of total applications during the week.
Longbridge COO Bill Packer on how technology is influencing workflows
Bill Packer, COO at Longbridge Financial, talks about the ways his company is using AI to serve reverse mortgage borrowers.
CertifID lands $47.5M Series C funding to expand security capabilities
The new capital will be used to expand CertifID’s capabilities in identity verification, transaction monitoring and secure payments.
Top North Carolina agent Tammy Register joins eXp Realty, brings 15-agent team
Based in the Raleigh-Durham metro area, The Tammy Register Team closed more than $88 million in sales volume across 316 transactions in 2024.
