Author name: Ricky Vasquez

The Inflation You Can’t Budget Around: Why Housing Search Must Move From Price to Monthly Payment

Inflation didn’t just make things “more expensive.” It broke household planning—because the largest line item in most budgets, housing, is still shopped with the wrong unit of measure. When families budget by monthly outflow but search by list price, the market becomes inefficient, stress rises, and mobility collapses. The fix is straightforward: make monthly payment […]

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The insurance challenge builders face in the 2026 spring housing market

The outlook for new home construction and purchases appears brighter going into 2026. After contracting last year, housing stats are forecast to rise 3% this year.  A few favorable factors are lining up to boost buyer demand. Affordability is improving: wage growth is outpacing inflation, and home prices are moderating. Mortgage rates have trended down

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EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: How AI is supporting bank mortgage growth plans

While the past decade has seen the share of depository institutions in mortgage shrink, a select number of banks and credit unions are growing their home lending departments, and technology’s improvement is one reason why they smell opportunity. Processing Content Coinciding with recent plans among banks and credit unions to grow in mortgage are predictions

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