• Loan officers are going to Washington,Bri Lees

    Loan officers are going to Washington

    For a hundred years, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has moved mortgage policy in Washington. Last Wednesday, it brought 50 loan officers with it.  Loan officers are going to Washington. For a hundred years, that sentence had not been true. For a hundred years, the MBA has been the mortgage i

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  • When standard DSCR falls short: What real estate investors should know about no-ratio financing,Darrin Seppinni

    When standard DSCR falls short: What real estate investors should know about no-ratio financing

    More investor deals are getting harder to finance cleanly on standard DSCR, not always because the investment is weak, but because current rents do not tell the whole story. That pressure is showing up in the numbers. ATTOM’s March 2026 Single-Family Rental Market Report found that potential rental

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  • Inventory rises as pricing lags in the spring housing market,Rachel Bader, HW Data

    Inventory rises as pricing lags in the spring housing market

    The spring housing market is doing what it typically does this time of year: inventory is rising and new listings are coming online at a faster pace. But pricing has not moved with it. That timing gap is becoming one of the most important signals for housing professionals right now. This builds on l

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