3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (453+ words) NEW YORK, January 14, 2026--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 10 classes of mortgage-backed notes from New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2026-NQM1 (NRMLT 2026-NQM1), a $502.1 million non-prime RMBS transaction sponsored by Rithm Capital Corp. (formerly New Residential Investment Corp.), a publicly traded (NYSE: RITM) real…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1022+ words) U.S. mortgage rates have fallen sharply following President Donald Trump's order to purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds " a sweeping intervention aimed at lowering borrowing costs and easing the affordability crunch. With housing costs getting top billing, Trump said he's "giving special…...

8+ hour, 58+ min ago   (835+ words) President Trump demanded in a Truth Social post that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds, claiming that this move would push down mortgage interest rates. So, this raises the question: Will it actually lower mortgage rates?...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago   (783+ words) The U.S. housing market slump dragged into its fourth year in 2025 as sales remained stuck at a 30-year low with rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates keeping many prospective home shoppers out of the market. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes…...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago   (435+ words) New Home Sales & Permits Down: What's Next for the Housing Market?Yahoo Finance Oops, something went wrong New Home Sales & Permits Down: What's Next for the Housing Market? The U.S. housing market is still navigating choppy waters, especially on the supply…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (693+ words) Rates for home equity lines of credit and home equity loans have dropped to near 7.5% and below. HELOCs and HELs are now more affordable than they have been in years. How HELOC and home equity loan rates work and what…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (593+ words) Mortgage rates have bounced up from recent lows, but remain under 6%. According to Zillow, the average 30-year fixed rate is 5.93%. Meanwhile, the 15-year fixed home loan rate is 5.40%. Zillow compiles rates from those offered in its lender marketplace. 5.5% and below:…...

13+ hour, 46+ min ago   (833+ words) MORE:See our top picks for mortgage lenders for first-time home buyers. Navy Federal Credit Union: 5.488% PenFed Credit Union: 5.584% Chase Home Loans: 5.692% Bank of America: 6.145% Two credit unions lead our survey this week: Navy Federal and PedFed. Both are advertising…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (337+ words) Advances Generated more than $1.8 Trillion in Additional Total Lending and more than $850 Billion in Additional Real Estate Lending WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Council of Federal Home Loan Banks today highlighted'new independent research by the Urban Institute, a nationally respected,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (593+ words) reAlpha is embedding AI into its operating system and workflows'not as standalone features'with tools like Claire positioned as an "AI homebuying concierge" and an AI loan officer assistant designed to extract data, qualify leads, route work, and prepare loan files....