Real Estate Blogs
- Ugly Snowball Selling Thanks to Oil and Inflation Data
- 30yr Fixed Rates Jump to 7.07%
- Financing, Settlement, Processing Tools; Credit Score Tumult; Treasury Buybacks
- Sharply Weaker Again. Half Oil. Half PPI
- Bonds to Bessent: Challenge Accepted
- Mortgage Rates Jump After New Treasury Buyback Announcement
- Correspondent, Signing, Multifamily Tools; STRATMOR Tech Survey; Capital Markets; Rocket's Loan Limits
- Are Bonds Fighting Oil Implications Thanks to Buyback Hopes?
- Early Strength Gives Way to Steady Selling
- Mortgage Rates Unchanged to Start The Week
- CRA Sourcing, Correspondent, Internal Audit, AI Content Tools; Pulte, Credit Scores, and Social Media
- More Signs of Resilience But Still Tuned-In to Oil
- Surprisingly Light Selling Given The Econ Data
- Mortgage Applications Rebound Modestly as ARM Share Hits Five-Week High
- Rates Only Slightly Higher Despite Strong Jobs Report
- U/W, LOS/TPO, Workflow Automation, AI Risk, Education Tools; MBS and MSR Trends
- Bonds Only Moderately Higher After Balmy NFP
- Still a Resilient Day Despite Afternoon Weakness
- Mortgage Rates Drop to Week's Best Levels
- Hedging, Verification, POS, Data Mining Tools; Rocket Mortgage and RESPA; MISMO Motors On
- Some Signs of Resilience
- Relatively Drama-Free Day
- Mortgage Rates Approaching 7%
- HELOC, TPO, API, Non-Agency Products; Webcasts; Why Rates Are Where They Are: We're Not Alone
- No News is Good News
- More War. More Selling
- Mortgage Rates Pushing New Long-Term Highs
- 2nd Lien Reverse, Conversion, Settlement Tools; Bill Cosgrove on Consolidation; Agency News
- Selling Continues And It's Not Just Oil
- Technically a Breakout, But It Could Have Been Worse
- Highest Mortgage Rates in Over a Year, But Just Barely
- MERS, Reno, Processing Tools; STRATMOR on Borrower Behavior; Housing Supply, Capital Markets
- Month-End Trading Taking a Toll
- Warsh Speech at Jackson Hole Prompts Heavy Selling
- Mortgage Rates Jump to 3-Week Highs After Jackson Hole Speech
- Mortgage Demand Remains Stalled as Rates Move Higher
- New Home Sales Give Back June's Gains
- Home Price Appreciation Edges Higher Amid Growing Regional Divide
- Education, Underwriting, Processing Tools; Originators and Tech; Gov't Program Changes; Tech Survey
- Not The Payrolls You're Looking For
- Fairly Calm Despite Some Fuel Price Pressure; Warsh on Deck
- Mortgage Rates Hold Fairly Steady
- Hedging, Accounting, Verification, Jumbo, Workflow Tools; In-Person Events
- Counting Down to Warsh
- Some Pros and Cons in Today's Weakness
- Mortgage Rates Lower or Higher, Depending on When You Look
- Credit, AI Platform, System Tools; Webcasts; Equity and Non-Agency News; Capital Markets
- Bonds Pouting After Higher PCE
- Bonds Rally on Peace Deal Hopes
- Mortgage Rates Follow Oil Prices Lower
- Webcasts, UAD 3.6, Compliance, Digital HELOC, MSR Valuation Tools; Rates Quiet
- Oil Down, Yields Down
- Tune Out The Noise (Part 2)
- Borrower Analysis, 1st Lien HELOC, Ginnie eNote Products; Webcasts Approaching; NEXA/UMortgage Deal
- Slightly Stronger Start Mostly Due to Oil. Treasury News Fails to Inspire (Again)
- Incidental Weakness. Bigger Considerations on The Horizon
- Mortgage Rates Drift Modestly Higher
- Housing Starts Drop in July as Permits Point to Stronger Future Activity
- Pending Home Sales Slip 2.3% in July
- Builder Confidence Technically Higher But Still Sideways in The Big Picture
- No Major Changes in Mortgage Demand
- AI Production, Product Launch, Processing Tools; Webcasts; Lender M&A; LO Tips
- Summertime Data-Free Friday Mystery Box
- Tune Out The Noise
- Highest Mortgage Rates in Just Over a Week
- Hedging, Verification, Non-QM, QC, PPE Products; U.S. Government to Buy More Securities
- Back on The Pain Wagon (Which Runs on Oil)
- AM Rally Ultimately Sticks With Help From Oil
- Why Mortgage Rates Didn't Fall as Much as 30yr Bonds Today
- Hedging, HELOC, Compliance Tools; IMB Costs Still $11k Per Loan; Weak Housing Numbers
- Bonds Rally After Treasury Buyback Announcement (NOT QE)
- Boring Day But At Least Bonds Turned Green
- Mortgage Rates Continue Higher Despite Bond Market Improvement
- Verification, Title/DSCR, Escrow Reporting, BI Asset Products; Disasters Shifting, as is FEMA; AI and Data
- Weaker Start, But Traders Buying The Dip
- War Headlines Pushing Oil and Yields Higher
- Mortgage Rates Start Week Higher
- Market Study, DSCR, POS, API Tools; Mortgage Rates and Capital Markets
- Under Some Pressure For Usual Reasons
- Existing-Home Sales Ease Slightly, Remain Above Year-Ago Levels
- As Expected, Mortgage Apps Bounce in Response to Rate Reversal
- Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher to End The Week
- Wholesale Lender, POS, Mortgage Intelligence Tools; Non-Agency Trends: Who's Doing What?
- Good Luck Making Sense of Retail Sales Reaction
- Solid Data-Driven Gains
- Lowest Mortgage Rates in Nearly 4 Weeks
- Home Buyer Aid, eClosing, Marketing tools; Texas Insurance Study; Spec Pool Price Volatility
- Thank You PPI
- Bonds End Flat After Front-Running The Decent Data
- Mortgage Rates Back at 3 Week Lows
- Asset-Based Loan, Loss Mit, Verification, AI-Native Execution; On-Site Events for your Calendar; Inflation Data
- No Major Reaction to As-Expected CPI
- Bonds Looking Somewhat Optimistic Ahead of CPI
- Mortgage Rates Sideways to Slightly Higher
- HELOC, AI Processing Tools; STRATMOR on Subservicing; MISMO Role; RESPA Thoughts
- Stronger Start on Yet Another Peace Deal Teaser
- Issuance and Oil Strike Back
- Mortgage Rates Rise Modestly From 3 Week Lows
- Land Loan, Agentic AI Tools; Deep Dive Into Earnings; Pennymac's Spector on Servicing Value
- Another Week, Another Oil Price Pivot
- Not Quite The Rally You'd Expect, But a Rally Nonetheless
- Another Modest Drop in Mortgage Apps, But Next Week Should Bounce
- Cap Mkts Education, Mortgage Ops Support, QC, Flood Cert Tools; Weak Jobs Data
- Much Stronger Start After Negative NFP Print, But...
- Almost Like Clockwork
- Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher Ahead of Jobs Report
- Modest Overnight Weakness on Oil and Corporate Issuance.
- Hedging, AVM, Dashboard Tools; UWM News Turn Heads; Chrisman Demo Day Announced
- Bonds Shake Off Mid-Day Weakness to Hold Mostly Steady
- Mortgage Rates Steady at 2 Week Lows
- Minimal Overnight Volatility. Waiting on Data and War News
- Solid Showing For Logical Reasons
- Mortgage Rates Lowest in Over 2 Weeks
- Webcasts, Capital Deployment, DPA Tools; AI and Borrower Trust; Interview with Vesta's Mike Yu
- Hormuz Deal Hopes Turning Bonds Green at Open
- Sideways and Stronger, But Risks Remain
- Mortgage Rates Roughly Unchanged Despite Bond Market Improvement
- Webinars, LOS, Title, eNote, Processing Tools; NAR, Owner Wealth, and Dropped Coverage
- Stronger Start on Iran News, Stronger Data Taken in Stride
- Esoteric Forex Drama Blasts Bonds, Maybe
- Mortgage Rates Back Near Long-Term Highs
- Regional Divide Persists as Home Price Growth Edges Higher in May
- Mortgage Applications Fall 6.4% as Rates Continue Upward March
- Verification, CRA Tracking, State-Level Tax and MGIC Webinars, Non-Agency Product Developments
- Japan Currency Intervention, Oil, and Data Causing Some Selling
- Bullets Dodged
- UAD 3.6, Reverse, AI, Co-Issue Products; Freddie Clocks in at $3.8 Billion; Morgan Stanley Did What in Mortgages?
- Sideways Start is a Victory
- What's Up With Today's Paradoxical Fed Reaction?
- Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher Despite No Fed Rate Hike
- Hedging, Credit, Anti-Fraud Tools; STRATMOR on Borrower Satisfaction; Fannie's $4 Billion Earnings Quarter
- "Pause" Ends in Iran, But Probably Not For The Fed
- Giving Peace (And Bonds?) a Chance
- Verification, HELOC, Non-QM Broker Products; RESPA Thoughts; Redwood Trust 2x Production
- Another Slightly Stronger Start
- Compared to Oil, Yields Not Quite as Willing to Drop
- Mortgage Rates Roughly Unchanged Versus Friday's Lows
- DSCR, HELOC, Market Analysis, Pricing Rule Tools; FHA, HUD, Ginnie Changes
- Less Bombing. More Rallying
- How Technical Do You Want to Be?
- Mortgage Rates Recover Modestly From Long-Term Highs
- New Home Sales Regain Some Lost Ground
- Refis Take a Back Seat as Purchase Demand Rebounds
- AI, Non-QM Products; Deep Dive on AI; Morgan Stanley Interview on Risk
- Token Support in Bonds After Oil Drops Overnight
- Bonds Not Keen To Catch Falling Knives
- Highest Rates in Over a Year, But There's a Silver Lining
- Hedging, VantageScore 4.0, AI Accounting, Non-QM, Reverse Products; Higher Oil, Higher Rates
- Bearish Breakout For All The Normal Reasons
- Just Another Reasonably Bad Day For Bonds
- Mortgage Rates Inch Up to 11-Month High
- Servicing, Non-Agency, AI Processing Tools; Condo Turmoil Ahead?
- Just a Bit Weaker as Oil Keeps Rising
- Headwinds, Cont'd
- Rates Match Longer-Term High For The 3rd Time in 2026
- HELOC AI, Doc Analysis, Home Equity POS Products; L1 rebrand; Delinquencies Impact Rates; Live RESPA Panel
- Bonds Grudgingly Giving Back Last Week's Inflation Rally
- New Week. Same Old Story
- Mortgage Rates Bouncing Higher to Start The Week
- Verification, Servicing, Next-Gen, Flood Cert Products; AI and Overall Tech Adoption
- No Major Data Leaves Bonds to Trade on Vibes
- Roughly Unchanged After Gradual Weakness
- Housing Starts Snap Back as May's Multifamily Drop Proves Short-Lived
- Pending Home Sales Decline But Remain Broadly Range-Bound
- Builder Confidence Remains Stuck Near Post-Recession Lows
- Higher Refi Demand Despite Higher Rates
- Broker and Corresp. Products; Verification, POS, Flood Cert. Tools; AI Governance; Vacancy Stats
- Bonds Picking Up Some Safe-Haven Demand
- Ultimately Uneventful Despite Modest Weakness
- Mortgage Rates Move Slightly Higher
- Hedging, Data Mapping, BER Letter, PPE Tools; AI Ramifications; Atty. Mitch Kider Joins Big Picture
- Are Bonds High on Crack (Spreads)?
- Wednesday's Gains Had More Staying Power Than Tuesday's
- Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Levels in a Week
- Home Equity, Verification, Asset-Based Lending, MI Tools; Housing Demand Shift; Fed Balance Sheet Thoughts
- PPI Does Its Best CPI Impression. Bonds Like It
- Why Were 10yr Yields Only a Few bps Lower Today?
- Mortgage Rates Stage Moderate Recovery From Long-Term Highs
- CRA, Call Report, Non-QM U/W Tools; ROAD to Housing Bill Viewed; Immigration and Credit Reminder
- Strong Start After Sharply Lower CPI
- Mortgage Rates Near 1-Year Highs
- Fraud Report, AMC, Non-QM Products, eNote News; ROAD to Housing Thoughts; Oil and Rates
- Weekend Weakness And Another Showdown With a Technical Ceiling
- Some Bond-Specific Weakness in The Afternoon
- Existing-Home Sales Continue Sideways Trend in June
- Mortgage Applications Ease During Holiday-Shortened Week
- Verification, AI, Prequal Products; STRATMOR Tech Survey; Government Program News
- Empty Calendar Leaves Focus on War Headlines
- Slightly Stronger But There's a Catch
- Rates Recover Modestly
- Hedging, Warehouse, Processing Tools; M&A Results; Declining Demand for Housing
- Oil and Yields Starting Out Slightly Lower
- More War-Related Weakness, But With a Supportive Bounce
- Mortgage Rates Back Up Near 10-Month Highs
- AI, AMC, Analytic, Equity, Correspondent Products; Lennar's Lawsuit; Oil Hits Rates (Again)
- Only Modestly Weaker After Trump Says Ceasefire is Over
- Hormuz Back in The News
- Rates Move Back Up With Oil Prices
- Servicing, Processing Support, AI Tools ; Lenders Focusing on Consumers; Thoughts on UAD 3.6
- Modest Pressure, Light Data