by Beth McGuire | Jan 22, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
With the spring homebuying season approaching, lower mortgage rates are a welcome development for households looking to buy a home. That’s the sentiment of some industry mortgage watchers as rates have hit recent record lows and applications for home purchases have...
by Beth McGuire | Jan 21, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
The last two weeks of mortgage application metrics have shown sizable increases. According to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) report, the Market Composite Index—the measure of mortgage loan activity volume—increased 14.1% from one week earlier on a...
by | Jan 19, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, Marketing, National, News, Premier |
In the keynote presentation to open RISMedia’s recent Real Estate’s Rocking in the New Year virtual event, Brian Buffini, chairman and founder of Buffini & Company, expressed the strong view that while a turnaround to good times is in store for the 2026...
by | Jan 16, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
As mortgage rates have hit their lowest level in over three years, expectations of reaching a more affordable market in 2026 have grown dramatically. On this optimistic track, a new Zillow analysis states that mortgage payments should be affordable by year’s end for...
by | Jan 15, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
In a positive sign for the first month of 2026, mortgage rates continued to improve this week, falling to the lowest level seen in over three years. According to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) averaged...