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• Why mortgage purchase apps are on a 22-week growth streak Jul. 06th 2025
  Purchase apps for existing homes have had 22 weeks of year-over-year growth, including nine weeks of double-digit year-over-year growth.

• State AGs oppose HUD’s plan to roll back fair housing marketing rules Jul. 03rd 2025
  The proposed rule would eliminate federal requirements prohibiting discriminatory marketing of affordable housing.

• One ‘Big Beautiful’ win: House advances budget bill for Trump’s signature Jul. 03rd 2025
  The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to advance the budget conciliation bill by a razor-thin margin, echoing the 50-50 tie in the Senate that required Vice President JD Vance’s vote in order to advance the legislation.

• Survey: Down payment concerns delay homeownership for many Jul. 03rd 2025
  Among those who are postponing or not planning to purchase, one-third cite insufficient income as the primary obstacle.

• Government job growth kills possibility of July rate cut Jul. 03rd 2025
  This report makes the July rate cut almost impossible unless jobless claims data starts to worsen, since that data line improved today too.

• Job growth beats expectations as pressure mounts on Powell to cut rates Jul. 03rd 2025
  The housing industry is desperate for good news on interest rates, but it didn’t get any from Thursday's jobs report.

• The CFPB’s budget might be shrinking, but does that even matter? Jul. 02nd 2025
  Given the CFPB’s recent lack of action, enforcement experts don’t believe a proposed 50% budget cut will have much of an impact.

• Rust Belt no more: Manufacturing revival turns Ohio into housing hotspot Jul. 02nd 2025
  Ohio has revived manufacturing and its housing market by attracting companies that make anything from drones to semiconductors to paint.

• FHFA’s Bill Pulte calls on Congress to investigate Fed Chair Powell Jul. 02nd 2025
  Pulte's Wednesday morning statement comes after he called for Powell to resign on June 19 via several X posts.

• Walker & Dunlop closes $240 million affordable housing fund Jul. 01st 2025
  The funding will pay for 1,701 units in California, Texas, Maryland, Utah, Missouri, Michigan, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho and Kansas.