In a report published last week, The Agency examined trends that are currently impacting the luxury real estate market including multigenerational living, the new wave of AI/technology millionaires searching for properties and how climate change and lifestyle choices are impacting buyer demand. The 2026 Red Paper Mid-Year Report was The Agency’s first ever mid-year luxury […]

Mortgage rates ended last week at the lowest level since May 14th. Most of the recent drop happened last Wednesday, but each day since then has added a microscopic improvement. Today was no exception with the 30yr fixed rate index falling a mere 0.01%–the lowest increment we measure. The calendar of economic events was completely

Total direct operational costs in servicing, a subcomponent of total expenses, increased by a few dollars per loan compared to last year as mortgage companies contended with policy change. Processing Content Systems and customer service at $36 and $33 per loan, respectively, accounted for the two largest categories of direct expense, followed by executive management