• The insurance market at halftime: What builders need to know for the rest of 2026,Alan Umaly

    The insurance market at halftime: What builders need to know for the rest of 2026

    The spring housing market came in with genuine momentum. Mortgage rates had moderated. Affordability was improving at the margins. Pent-up buyer demand was real. And running beneath all of it, quietly reshaping what buyers could actually afford, was the continued rise of homeowners insurance costs.

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  • New research: Homebuyers value digital mortgage solutions,ServiceLink

    New research: Homebuyers value digital mortgage solutions

    High rates and low inventories have beleaguered homebuyers for far too long. At a time when they should be exhilarated at the prospect of making their homeownership dreams come true, many instead feel stressed out, frustrated and uncertain as they face sticker shock, rate volatility, bidding wars, n

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  • Make payments with a reverse mortgage?,Dan Hultquist

    Make payments with a reverse mortgage?

    Most homeowners who obtain a reverse mortgage do it for one primary reason: to eliminate the required monthly principal and interest mortgage payment. And that makes perfect sense. For retirees living on a fixed income, removing a large monthly obligation can dramatically improve cash flow, reduce s

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