Three lessons for mortgage leaders right now
Mortgage still repeats old habits, chasing top producers, designing for internal teams, and lagging AI, despite new data and tools.
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HOA liens climb 8.6% nationwide in 2025, with Sun Belt states feeling the most heat
HOA lien filings rose 8.6% in 2025 to nearly 285,000 nationwide, with Florida leading in volume and Louisiana and Colorado driving increases.
NAREB affordable homeownership bus tour targets Black homeownership gap
NAREB launches an eight-city bus tour April 25 to address Black homeownership at 44.2% vs 75.1% for white families.
Why is housing inventory growth slowing down in 2026?
Inventory is up from record lows, but new listings remain below normal, keeping 2026 growth rates below last year’s peak.
NYC ultra-luxury market surges amid global unrest
One Manhattan broker is seeing more families relocating from Dubai, which experienced an enormous post-COVID market surge.
Is housing inventory about to turn negative year over year?
U.S. inventory growth slowed to 3.21% year over year as rates neared 6.64%, with new listings down 7.9% from 2025.
The rumors aren’t true. Housing market crash unlikely despite war, high rates
HousingWire lead economic analyst Logan Mohtashami has cited a key ingredient needed for a crash that’s currently missing.
How is the housing market weathering war-time economics?
War-time economics have sent gas prices skyrocketing and pushed mortgage rates higher over the last five weeks, from a low of 5.99% to a high of 6.64%.
So far, 2026 job growth is better than 2025
March payrolls rose 178,000 and unemployment held at 4.3%, supporting a Fed on hold amid elevated inflation and Iran conflict risk.
Join the most powerful room in housing at The Gathering April 27-30
HousingWire’s The Gathering 2026 will run April 27-30 in Austin, bringing real estate, mortgage and homebuilding leaders into “the most powerful room in housing.”