The mortgage market is showing signs of recovery. After years of navigating elevated interest rates that began climbing in late 2021, lenders are seeing a path forward. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) January 2026 Mortgage Finance Forecast projects that single-family mortgage origination volume will increase in 2026 to $2.2 trillion in 2026, up from $2.05…
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Since 1996 when Freddie Mac introduced the industry to the first automated underwriting system (AUS) for GSE-eligible mortgages, a borrower’s credit score has served as one of the most important predictors of mortgage delinquency. For many years thereafter, FICO score was the sole provider of scores to both GSEs’ AUS scorecards. The arrival of VantageScore…
Every market shift creates opportunity, but only for those willing to adjust, Jimmy Burgess writes. The agents who grow fastest are the ones doing what works now.
At Inman Connect New York, real estate executives Chris Kelly, Stuart Siegel and Joe Skousen discussed artificial intelligence, consolidation and whether private listings help consumers.