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Veterans United promotes Jeremyah Grigery to CMO
The move comes as the lender looks to expand education around VA home loan benefits
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Mortgage and housing news, read through one question: what does this change for the borrower sitting across the table? Written by the desk at loantrust.ai.
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Mortgage Rates Follow Oil Prices Lower
Fuel prices continue dictating most of the day-to-day momentum for interest rates and today was a notable example. Early this morning, news reports suggested progress in the peace process via Pakistan
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New-home sales tumble in July as demand dries up
With mortgage rates above year-ago levels, the affordability crunch continues for the new-home market The post New-home sales tumble in July as demand dries up appeared first on Scotsman Guide .
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New home sales slipped again. Why builders are still holding back
July 2026 new home sales fell 10.5% to 607,000, down 6.3% year over year, as builders keep permits in check.
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Rate adds top Dallas mortgage branch from CrossCountry
Branch leaders cite Spanish-language support and tech platform as key factors in the move to Rate
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July delinquencies drop as ICE notes FHA performance pivot
The national delinquency rate dropped 16 basis points to 3.39% last month, according to the Intercontinental Exchange's latest first look report.
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July mortgage data signals a slow turn — foreclosures aside
ICE data hints at stabilizing mortgage performance even as foreclosure inventory climbs
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One mortgage company built something unexpected to stay ahead in AI race
Chirimar says the companies still using AI as a coding assistant are already falling behind
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Home prices trail inflation again: where growth still holds
Price gains slowed to a crawl from May to June, specifically in the West, but Central and East Coast regions showed steady year-over-year gains.
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Home Values Firm Up as Chicago, New York and Cleveland Post Big Gains
Home price growth firmed to 1.5% in June according, fueled by tight supply in the Midwest and Northeast despite persistent regional divides.
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Stable Credit Scores Mask Growing Mortgage Affordability Divide
The average American’s credit score is holding steady. Beneath that stability, however, the divide between financially secure consumers and borrowers struggling with housing costs is widening.The nati
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Case-Shiller Home Price Index: Home Price Growth Picks Up through June
The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index showed national home price growth picking up further through June, with the U.S. National Index rising 1.5% year over year, up from a revised 1.2% gain i
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Home Builders Are Bleeding as Sales Run Dry, Workers Vanish
Builders are struggling to survive, let alone sell homes, in 2026. Prices aren’t keeping pace, home sales are falling, and nobody can find the labor to build the houses in […]
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Where ‘Affordability Refugees’ Are Moving as High Prices Push Them Out
Driven by surging home prices, over 60% of shoppers searched for properties outside their local markets, targeting more affordable metros.
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These Architects Are Designing High-End Homes Made to Look Old
Architects have carved out a niche in high-end new homes that are exactingly designed to look old.
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The loan officer engineer: The $11,898 problem
Freddie Mac data puts 67% of origination cost in personnel, even after years of digital mortgage spend
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The real AI divide in the mortgage industry
Q1 2026 origination costs averaged $11,898 while lenders earned $727, or 16 bps, in pre-tax production profit
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Borrower Analysis, 1st Lien HELOC, Ginnie eNote Products; Webcasts Approaching; NEXA/UMortgage Deal
“People make their wealth out of one investment. People keep their wealth by diversifying their investments.” Owning mortgage servicing rights has created wealth for many companies, and STRATMOR’s cur
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Cost of Materials Rises, Especially for Smaller Builders
Material costs increased by 6.7% over the previous year, according to results from the survey for the July 2026 NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). A large majority (72.9%) of the builders re
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3% Mortgage Rate vs. a 3% Down Payment: Which Path Builds More Wealth?
If approved, California Proposition 37 would create a down payment assistance program that offers a 3% down payment minimum.