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Investec reports growth in UK loans business – Mortgage Strategy

Investec reports growth in UK loans business – Mortgage Strategy

Investec’s UK specialist banking operation has reported that net core loans grew 1.4% to £16.8bn for the year to end...

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Is the Magic Number for Mortgage Rates Now Anything Close to 6%?

Is the Magic Number for Mortgage Rates Now Anything Close to 6%?

One silver lining to elevated mortgage rates, other than the refinance opportunity later, has been a shifting psychology. A few...

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How brokers can help hesitant buyers off the sidelines

How brokers can help hesitant buyers off the sidelines

According to the same report, new home listings increased to their highest level since July 2022. A buyer’s market may...

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Fed’s Williams: growth to slow, not stall in 2025

Fed’s Williams: growth to slow, not stall in 2025

From left: New York Fed President John Williams and MBA Chair and President of Lennar Mortgage Laura Escobar The strength...

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Santander to offer more sub-4% loans among 60 rate cuts – Mortgage Strategy

Santander to offer more sub-4% loans among 60 rate cuts – Mortgage Strategy

Santander UK has confirmed mortgage rate reductions of up to 0.19%, introducing further sub-4% loans, to more than 60 products...

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Top Mortgage Lenders in Texas

Top Mortgage Lenders in Texas

Today we’ll take a look at the top mortgage lenders in Texas based on their annual production last year, including...

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Trade uncertainty blamed for fall in single-family housing starts in April

Trade uncertainty blamed for fall in single-family housing starts in April

“The April report was not a great one for single-family housing, with single-family starts, permits and completions all declining,” Kushi...

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New-home purchase activity hits highest mark in over a decade

New-home purchase activity hits highest mark in over a decade

New-home purchase activity is showing renewed strength this spring, with loan applications hitting their highest mark on record, according to...

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CMA launches probe into Aviva £3.6bn Direct Line takeover    – Mortgage Strategy

CMA launches probe into Aviva £3.6bn Direct Line takeover    – Mortgage Strategy

The Competition and Markets Authority will probe Aviva’s £3.6bn takeover of Direct Line to study if it weakens competition in...

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Lower Becomes Latest Mortgage Lender to Acquire a Real Estate Portal

Lower Becomes Latest Mortgage Lender to Acquire a Real Estate Portal

The year 2025 has been all about mortgage and real estate linkups and vertical integration. Two of the biggest were...

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