September 2025

Residential Construction Ahead Of US Housing Starts Figures

New-home mortgage applications slow after two-month surge

Angus Mordant/Bloomberg Mortgage applications for new-home purchases remain up on a yearly basis, but August marked a notable fall from the summer’s first two months, new industry data showed. New-home purchase activity rose 1% compared with last year, but applications decreased by 6% from July, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Builder Application Survey. August’s […]

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Senate Democrats urge regulators to rethink CRA reversal

Key Insight: Democratic Lawmakers say the 2023 CRA made important updates to a decades old framework, accounting for online banking and reducing CRA “grade inflation.” Supporting Data: The 2023 rule was backed by bipartisan members of the Federal Reserve Board, including Governor Waller and Chair Powell. Forward Look: Lawmakers are pressing regulators to defend the

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Homebuilder sentiment stays low despite mortgage-rate drop

Sentiment among U.S. homebuilders remained at one of its lowest levels in years this month, underscoring the deep freeze in the housing market despite a recent drop in mortgage rates. An index of market conditions from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo was unchanged at 32 in September, similar to economists’ estimates

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