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House introduces bill to reduce mortgage insurance costs 

Trade groups like the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) may be getting at least some of the relief they’ve been advocating for when it comes to mortgage insurance premiums.

Here’s how far homebuilder stocks have fallen since ‘Liberation Day’ 

The S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index and major homebuilder stocks have all fallen by more than the S&P 500 since Trump took office.

Maverix Advisory Group appoints York Baur as founding board member 

Baur, the former CEO of MoxiWorks, helped to scale that platform to support more than 800 brokerages and 400,000 agents across North America.

Who stands to lose with 50bp GSE refinance fee? 

The housing industry is alarmed at the new 50 basis points refinance fee instituted by the GSEs, but who will pay the ultimate cost? HW+ Premium Content

Women lead industry through the haze of pandemic 

Women are leading the housing industry through the haze of an unprecedented pandemic through empathy, communication and intuition.

Here’s why we won’t see a housing crisis after COVID-19 

We have regained 9.3 million jobs that were lost due to COVID-19, and the bulk of the jobs lost and regained are tied to those with renter financial profiles, not homeowners. To be sure, some of these job losses are related to homeowners, and many of these folks have taken advantage of forbearance plans to stay in their homes. HW+ Premium Content

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