GSE retained portfolio growth leads to narrower spreads: KBW
Jan 6, 2026The spread between the 10-year Treasury yields and 30-year fixed mortgage rates tightened at the end of 2025, largely driven...
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Purposeful action succeeds – Mortgage Strategy
Jan 5, 2026Affordability remains a challenge for many would-be homeowners, with house prices still outpacing wage growth in several regions. However, we...
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Assumable vs. Portable Mortgages: Hand It Over or Take It With You?
Jan 4, 2026Late last year, a lot of “solutions” to fix the housing market were floated, including things like assumable and portable...
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Mortgage Bankers Association names Alexandra Brinton CFO
Jan 3, 2026The Mortgage Bankers Association is starting 2026 with a major leadership appointment, appointing an experienced accounting executive to chief financial...
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Lendlord survey shows 66% of landlords planning for growth – Mortgage Strategy
Jan 2, 2026Property management and finance platform Lendlord has published the results of its latest landlord survey, revealing that 66% of landlords...
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2026 Mortgage and Real Estate Predictions
Jan 1, 20261. Mortgage rates will fall into the 5% range2. Home prices will be flat (if not lower)3. Affordability will improve...
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Why it’s ‘not the time for complacency’ on broker technology adoption
Dec 31, 2025Even with the positive perception, Gehrke said there are still things to be ironed out, and brokers will have to...
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HUD says 50-year mortgage on table, industry eyes hurdles
Dec 30, 2025Scott Turner, U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg The beleaguered 50-year mortgage is one of many housing...
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Mortgage Strategy Bumper Christmas Quiz – Mortgage Strategy
Dec 29, 2025Welcome to the MS Christmas quiz – 82 general knowledge questions with a few mortgage related ones just to keep...
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Three Ways to Get 5% Mortgage Rates in 2026
Dec 28, 2025About a year ago, I predicted that the 30-year fixed would fall to 5.875% by the fourth quarter of 2025....
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