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- Home improvement contractors remain cautiously optimistic December 16, 2025Most home improvement contractors remain optimistic about future revenue, but hiring skilled labor and rising costs continue to present challenges.
- Shared housing reforms gain traction as cities address affordability December 16, 2025Boarding and lodging houses played an important role during American industrialization. Could they make a come-back? Rural people and immigrants relied on them when they sought jobs in rapidly urbanizing cities and affordable housing was scarce. Cities zoned them largely out of existence over the past roughly 75 years. Now, they’re getting fresh consideration and […]
- Mortgage rates in limbo as Fed officials debate inflation, jobs data December 16, 2025Mortgage rates stayed near 6.3% after the Fed’s December cut, as officials weigh further moves amid persistent housing shortages.
- Compass sees housing market stabilization in 2026 December 16, 2025The U.S. housing market is expected to stabilize in 2026 after several years of slow sales and elevated prices, according to an outlook released by Compass.
- Mortgage trade groups back CFPB plan to revise ECOA. Consumer groups push back December 16, 2025The CFPB’s proposal, published on Nov. 13 in the Federal Register, includes changes to disparate impact, discouragement of applicants or prospective applicants and Special Purpose Credit Programs (SCPC) under Regulation B, which implements ECOA.
- More ‘sandwich generation’ Americans feel financially strained by caring for parents December 16, 2025The share of Americans who identify as part of the “sandwich generation”—adults ages 40 to 60 caring for both aging parents and children—who say they are financially exhausted by parental caregiving has increased over the past three years.
- LenderLogix launches LiteSpeed eSign for eSignatures December 16, 2025LenderLogix's LiteSpeed eSign integrates eSignatures into the mortgage workflow, enhancing efficiency and security.
- Judge backs FinCEN real estate AML rule in FNF lawsuit December 16, 2025A magistrate judge recommends upholding FinCEN’s anti-money laundering rule for real estate, signaling likely win over FNF.
- 2026 mortgage appraisal threshold set at $34,200 December 16, 2025The 2026 threshold for higher-priced mortgage loans will increase to $34,200, reflecting a 2.1% CPI-W increase.
- November jobs data indicates softening economy December 16, 2025Negative revisions for August and September, and a 100,000+ jobs loss in October were slightly offset by a +64,000 job gain in November.