Housing Market News

Home sales are positive but higher rates slowing demand 

Jul 25, 2026By Logan Mohtashami

Spreads were 1.94%, keeping rates below 7%, while purchase apps were up 0.2% yearly and pending sales held near flat.

• Don’t fall for a fake foreclosure crisis 

  Jul 24, 2026By Logan Mohtashami

• High prices, hesitant demand weigh on June new home sales 

  Jul 24, 2026By Tyler Williams

• Why homebuilders aren’t building more homes 

  Jul 24, 2026By Logan Mohtashami

• Mortgage rates hit yearly high as Iran conflict escalates  

  Jul 23, 2026By Logan Mohtashami

• ‘Tale of two’ Miami housing markets reflects changing priorities, international demand 

  Jul 23, 2026By Jonathan Delozier

• Housing Market Spotlight: Lower-priced metros show greater resilience as demand softens 

  Jul 22, 2026By Rachel Bader and HW Data

• Investors list more homes after ROAD to Housing Act, but impact may stay local 

  Jul 21, 2026By Jonathan Delozier

• HUD suspends Virgin Islands housing authority funding over fraud concerns 

  Jul 21, 2026By HousingWire Automation

• Mortgage rates hold near 6.85% ahead of Fed meeting 

  Jul 21, 2026By Sarah Wolak

• We are not ready for the next housing downturn 

  Jul 21, 2026By Sam Valverde

• How high can mortgage rates go with Iran conflict 2.0?  

  Jul 20, 2026By Logan Mohtashami

Mortgage News

Don’t fall for a fake foreclosure crisis 

Jul 24, 2026By Logan Mohtashami

A 21% rise in foreclosures reflects normalization, not a crisis, as new listings stay low and homeowner equity remains high.

• Mortgage defaults level off in June, FHA new defaults down 15% 

  Jul 24, 2026By HousingWire Automation

• 4 expert tips to help originators win in today’s market 

  Jul 24, 2026By Tom Hutchens

• Modernization delays are becoming competitive liabilities 

  Jul 24, 2026By Tim Yalich

• AARP opposes expedited Social Security process proposed in PROMISE Act 

  Jul 23, 2026By Jonathan Delozier and HousingWire Automation

• As CCM is poised to win the TWO bidding war, an integration test awaits 

  Jul 23, 2026By Flávia Furlan Nunes

• Senators question CFPB nominee Brian Johnson on Bureau’s future 

  Jul 23, 2026By Sarah Wolak

• Reverse mortgage market faces challenging second half of 2026 

  Jul 23, 2026By Sarah Wolak

• Flair says AI improved lead conversion in West Capital Lending deployment 

  Jul 23, 2026By Sarah Wolak

• The silence after the breach is the part you control 

  Jul 23, 2026By Mitch Cohen

• Non-agency is not subprime. The mortgage industry needs to start acting like it. 

  Jul 23, 2026By Victor Kuznetsov

• Execution is the edge mortgage banks can control 

  Jul 23, 2026By Morgan Wise