Nearly 1.3 million mortgages — including more than 500,000 originated in 2025 — carry rates between 6.875% and 6.99%, the most sensitive group to recent rate declines. ICE cited data from the... Read more »
A fight over ground-floor retail mandates could become one of the most consequential zoning debates of 2026, with Washington state lawmakers moving to curb mandatory storefronts in new residential buildings. A bill... Read more »
Utah lawmakers opened their 2026 legislative agenda with a proposal to revive a once-bedrock fixture of the American Dream of homeownership: starter homes. By streamlining permit approvals and rezoning for smaller property... Read more »
“The Mayor came into office with a message of affordability, and it’s the right mesage. [On] how we get there, we’re going to disagree.” That’s Hal Fetner, chairman, Fetner Properties, responding to... Read more »
“Retirement is supposed to be relaxing, but it can also be incredibly stressful given that it typically puts people on a fixed income, which may not be enough for them to live... Read more »
All eyes are finally on housing affordability. As Victoria DeLuce, senior vice president of home equity lending at Rate and a speaker at HousingWire’s Housing Economic Summit, states in a recent interview,... Read more »
As we kick off the New Year, affordability remains one of the biggest challenges facing the mortgage industry and the broader housing market. It continues to shape conversations among lenders, policymakers, and... Read more »
It goes with the insanity of today’s U.S. housing affordability crisis that two rights can make a wrong. Two federal policies — each designed to lower the lifetime operating cost of owning... Read more »
The study found Americans are increasingly reluctant to move long distances. Even when households relocate, they tend to remain in the same census region, signaling a preference for proximity to family, jobs... Read more »
“For years, analysts have held out hope that the aging Baby Boomer generation would trigger the ‘Silver Tsunami’ — a massive wave of homes unlocked and returned to the market,” the report... Read more »