Since President Trump’s Liberation Day on April 2, mortgage rates, the 10-year yield and mortgage spreads have been on a wild ride. It’s been so wild that the low end of my 2025 10-year yield forecast range of 4.70-3.80% for 2025 was almost officially met. However, last week, mortgage rates and the 10-year yield slowly moved lower as the week progressed. But can this last or will the trade war...

A few tweaks to your cleaning routine can go a long way toward keeping your home fresher, healthier, and more comfortable all spring...

Storage space is at a premium in a bathroom, so making the most of every inch is important. Thoughtful storage solutions include customized vanities with features like drawer inserts, integrated hampers and pullout trash bins. Designers also create storage with countertop towers, linen cabinets,...

In 2022, the renovation of this contemporary lakeside house in Princeton, New Jersey, was almost finished. The homeowners, a couple with three young daughters, were ready to tackle the landscape next. Their architects recommended landscape designer Ronni Hock, and the couple was already familiar...

Home purchase and refinance activity hasn’t exactly been brisk in the opening months of 2025 as prospective borrowers contend with a variety of headwinds. But mortgage origination volumes among the country’s largest lenders are mostly up in the past year. Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) data for the first quarter of 2025 was released this week. The numbers show little movement in the composition of...

The other shoe has finally dropped. After weeks of back and forth online, Compass filed an federal antitrust lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Seattle against Northwest MLS (NWMLS) over NWMLS’s Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) on Friday. NWMLS is a broker-owned MLS, rather than owned by the Realtor association, meaning that it is not subject to the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) rules. As...

Nonprofit housing organization Enterprise Community Partners announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has reversed a decision to terminate nearly $10 million in technical assistance funding, reinstating two key federal agreements tied to affordable housing efforts. The restored Community Compass and Distressed Cities agreements allow the Cleveland-based nonprofit to...

The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) team at Fannie Mae has reportedly been dismissed in its entirety, according to multiple sources who spoke with HousingWire. Laurel Davis, who served as a senior vice president and head of the company’s mission and impact, was reportedly included in the cuts, alongside the rest of the ESG team’s staff, the sources said. One source said the staffers...

Reverse mortgage professionals are preparing to travel to Irvine, California, for the industry’s first event of the year, hosted by the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA). The association’s Western Regional Meeting is a one-day affair on Tuesday, April 29, that will aim to offer attendees a closer look at the current dynamics of the industry — including some discussion about the...

Real estate investment software has revolutionized how Airbnb hosts find, analyze, and manage profitable short-term rentals. Gone are the days of relying on hunches or scattered spreadsheets. Today’s data-driven...