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fromwww.housingwire.com
1 day ago

Mortgage originations hit 1.44M in Q4 behind refinance surge

February mortgage rate declines expanded refinance eligibility to 5.4 million borrowers, the largest pool since early 2022, while home affordability reached its best level in nearly four years.
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 months ago

How homebuilders can embed trust into the digital buyers journey

According to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index, a typical family earning the median U.S. income now spends 36% of earnings on a new homeand low-income buyers must commit 71%. In a single generation, attainability has become a moving target. Behind the purchase price, another storm is swelling: property insurance and tax costs. Cotality's 2025 Affordable Homes, Unstable Costs report found that escrow paymentscovering insurance and taxeshave surged 45%in five years, and for one in ten households now exceed principal + interest combined.
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