Sourced US updates for real-estate investors, landlords, and STR/LTR owners
Sourced updates for rental-property owners and real-estate investors
Mortgage preapprovals for borrowers with complex financial profiles frequently fail during formal underwriting when preliminary assumptions are left unverified, according to an analysis published by HousingWire. Loan officers...
Mortgage industry analysis calls for a structural shift in how lenders interact with prospective homebuyers, advocating for a formal borrower readiness stage prior to loan application. Current mortgage origination systems focus...
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration released its fiscal year 2026 evaluation detailing persistent cybersecurity vulnerabilities across the Internal Revenue Service. For the second consecutive year, the federal...
As the demand for aging-in-place housing solutions grows across the United States, medical experts and housing advocates are urging families to re-examine residential safety long before physical crises occur. In an interview with...
U.S. mortgage borrowing rates have climbed back above 7%, concluding a recent trading week near 7.20% as mortgage spreads widened to 1.97%. A combination of persistent macroeconomic and geopolitical factors—including oil prices...
The legalization of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) monetization for collegiate athletes in 2021 introduced a distinct financial demographic to real estate markets in university towns across the United States. High-earning...
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are seeing a rising share of loans underwritten with VantageScore 4.0 following federal credit modernization policies. Under the Federal Housing Finance Agency program, mortgage lenders are permitted to...
Existing United States home sales have remained near an annualized rate of four million for four consecutive years, marking the first prolonged period of flat transaction volume outside of an economic recession since the...
The federal government has appealed a landmark U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruling that significantly expanded the time frame for filing federal tax refund lawsuits under COVID-19 disaster relief provisions. In its opening brief...
Major residential homebuilders gather extensive datasets on warranty requests, structural callbacks, plumbing issues, and HVAC repairs following project completion. However, inconsistent terminology across individual firms and...
The Internal Revenue Service advanced nearly 39,000 high-priority tax cases involving high-income nonfilers after a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) audit revealed extensive processing delays. The cases...
Major homebuilder Lennar has seen its share price decline by 16 percent following its second-quarter earnings release, bringing its equity valuation close to tangible book value at 1.05 times tangible book and 0.88 times stated...
Recent shifts in bond markets have pulled the 10-year Treasury yield back below the 5% threshold, creating conditions for mortgage rates to retreat toward the low-7% range with a potential path back below 7%. According to...
Oct 31, 2026 • HousingWire
