• Mortgage industry backs LLPA changes but is divided over priorities,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    Mortgage industry backs LLPA changes but is divided over priorities

    The mortgage industry largely supports changes to the loan-level price adjustment (LLPA) matrix but remains divided on priorities, with a full overhaul unlikely amid a potential stock offering of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Two weeks ago, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte sa

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  • A growing foreclosure crisis? Not according to the latest Fed data,Logan Mohtashami

    A growing foreclosure crisis? Not according to the latest Fed data

    Once again, the latest quarterly New York Fed Household Debt and Credit report reinforces a story I have been talking about for a long time: homeowners in America are in solid financial shape, while those who cling to the narrative of the 2008 housing crisis still require a dose of gloom therapy. Tw

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  • Phoenix sellers cut prices, but values hold firm,Rachel Bader, HW Data

    Phoenix sellers cut prices, but values hold firm

    The Phoenix–Mesa–Glendale metro housing market presents a striking paradox: while 48.99% of active listings have reduced prices, the median list price holds firm at $522,000, sitting 20% above the national median of $435,000. This pricing dynamic signals a market recalibration where sellers are adju

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