Across the country, real estate industry observers are discussing a possible shift to a buyer’s market.“On the whole, the national market has gone back to balanced,” says Kara Ng, a senior economist at Zillow. “We’ve seen sellers return to the market in bigger numbers than buyers this year and sales

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is proposing to repeal its fair lending, fair housing and equitable housing finance rule, arguing that the regulation is duplicative that the repeal aligns with prior executive orders aimed at streamlining agency functions.The rule, finalized in May 2024 und

Rithm Capital, the parent of multichannel mortgage lender Newrez, said it’s not currently moving forward with plans on an initial public offering for the subsidiary as it focuses on supporting the firm’s broader portfolio. Instead, the firm is turning its attention to mergers and acquisitions, even

Total originations of open-ended home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and closed-end home equity loans increased in 2024 by 7.2% from the previous year, when comparing originators that reported in both years. That’s according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s 2025 Home Equity Lending Study