White House readies $90 payments to offset Medicare premiums

Payments are expected to be distributed in early October
Read MoreFly-by-wire: Why AI governance is instrumentation, not insurance

Quarterly testing can miss drift, lenders need continuous fair lending visibility
Read MoreSupport starter homes, not looser lending or financial fixes

Policymakers can lower frictions, but only new starter-home production changes the math
Read MoreWhat’s next for housing: 7%, 8% or 9% mortgage rates?

Mortgage rates are at 7.57% and demand softened more last week
Read MoreView Homes CEO Gandhi rebuilds builder operating platform

Leadership changes, standardized concessions, and a 12–18 month systems rollout are central to the plan
Read More‘Lawfare is now the norm’: MLS leaders brace for more legal battles

MLS legal experts at CMLS Open House urged scenario planning around cooperation, participation, and data access as lawsuits and demand letters increase
Read MoreWhy real estate agents are mentoring college athletes — and getting referrals

Student-athletes receive mentoring and complete requirements to become licensed real estate referral agents
Read MoreYour best producer is the hardest person in the building to read

The operational signals that show strain before the leaderboard does
Read MorePrivate listing ecosystems could deepen the housing affordability crisis

Rising prices alongside weaker sales and closed listing ecosystems are reducing consumer visibility and competition
Read MoreHECM originations sink to lowest level since 2020, HMBS issuance down 17% in September

September endorsements dropped to 1,790 — the lowest figure since April 2020 — while HMBS issuance fell to $446 million
Read MoreEven a missed jobs report and the Fed talking dovish aren’t keeping yields lower

A jobs miss sent the 10-year yield to as low as 5.17% before yields rose higher toward 5.28%
Read MoreMortgage Banking Summit: ‘Street fight’ market concentrates growth toward nondelegated lenders

Data shows a small fraction of lenders capturing most new production as LOs shift to brokerage and correspondent platforms
Read MoreChristie’s International Real Estate SoCal adds $180M in agent production with Pasadena expansion

New team additions posted $180 million in the past 12 months, the RealTrends Verified brokerage reported
Read MoreFHA launches optional transition period to UAD 3.6

Lenders can begin sending FHA appraisals in UAD 3.6
Read MoreBefore your borrower’s AI agent calls mine: Three questions mortgage servicers aren’t asking yet

A framework for disclosure, authentication and ongoing fitness in a world where the caller might not be a person at all
Read MorePending home sales are falling, but the slowdown isn’t hitting every market

Falling pending sales are revealing a more uneven housing market
Read MoreA Super El Niño is brewing — what it could mean for housing

California and the Gulf Coast are projected to be the main, but not only, impact areas
Read MoreCHLA backs Pulte plan for GSE credit score disclosures

Letter to FHFA says the added data could improve MBS transparency and reduce recurring credit score cost increases
Read MoreCompass’s Reffkin gives MLSs an ultimatum: Change listing rules or face lawsuits

Exclusive HousingWire coverage from CMLS: Reffkin said Compass could file antitrust suits by mid-October and set an October 6 deadline
Read MoreArchwest Capital closes $300M rated RTL securitization

Deal is backed by 218 loans, plus a $98.5M accumulation account and a two-year revolving structure
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