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05/09/2025

https://www.realestatenews.com/2025/03/31/first-redfin-now-rocket-acquires-major-mortgage-rival
Business cycle consolidation occurs when growth in an industry slows and companies merge or acquire other companies to increase their market share and offer new services.

Rocket makes $9.4 billion move to buy Mr. Cooper and “bring together the homeownership experience at scale” — posing a bigger threat to Zillow’s “super app.”

04/30/2025

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/united-wholesale-mortgage-selects-ice-130000920.html

ATLANTA & PONTIAC, Mich., April 30, 2025--Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today announced that United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has signed a long-term agreement to license ICE Mortgage Technology’s industry-leading MSP® loan servicing ...

04/29/2025

http://www.sourceoftitle.com/article.aspx?uniq=11761

“The March new home sales data shows that demand continues to be present in the market, provided affordability conditions permit a purchase,” said Buddy Hughes, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Lexington, N.C. “An in...

04/22/2025

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/will-mortgage-rates-drop-below-6-soon-experts-weigh-in/ar-AA1Dl4IZ?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=2922d90a6b6f4b7f9ea2528cce200cd0&ei=6

Hoping rates will fall and make homebuying more affordable? Here's what experts say about whether it could happen.

04/08/2025

https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/baby-boomers-regain-top-spot-as-largest-share-of-home-buyers
Rates are falling!

Baby boomers have overtaken millennials—the largest U.S. population—to become the top generation of home buyers.

03/25/2025

"The shake-up follows Pulte's abrupt move to overhaul the boards of Fannie and Freddie earlier this week and comes amid growing speculation that Trump will move forward with privatizing the two mortgage giants, which have been under GOVERNMENT CONSERVATORSHIP since the 2008 financial crisis."

Bill Pulte, Trump's newly confirmed director of the FHFA, reportedly fired Freddie Mac CEO...

03/21/2025

https://apnews.com/article/rocket-cos-redfin-acquisition-real-estate-housing-3f982d6ce5db4da05a06e619eb19a98e

Mortgage lender Rocket Cos. has agreed to acquire online real estate brokerage Redfin in an all-stock deal valued at $1.75 billion.

03/05/2025

Recently, mortgage rates have dropped to the lowest level seen this year, with the average rate on 30-year fixed home loans falling to 6.76%. This decline is attributed to a decrease in the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond, as investors react to concerns about a sluggish U.S. economy. Additionally, experts are speculating on potential future rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, which may further influence mortgage rates in 2025. Overall, this drop offers new hope for homebuyers looking to enter the market.
(Bankrate.com)

03/03/2025

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-28/bessent-says-housing-will-unfreeze-in-weeks-sees-2-inflation?embedded-checkout=true&leadSource=uverify wall

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects the US housing market to pick up steam after recent indicators came in below forecasts, and sees potential for inflation to return to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target “quickly.”

02/17/2025

https://www.redfin.com/news/homebuyers-paying-under-list-price-stale-inventory/

Homebuyers, take note: Many listings are selling for under asking price, and most are lingering on the market. Florida homebuyers are seeing the biggest discount.

02/03/2025

Executive orders and other actions impacting the housing industry

Here are the actions the Trump administration or Congress have taken that impact housing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025.

01/16/2025

"In September 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that it would take over the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)."

Will Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be free by 2026?