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Last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications, which many American employers utilize to recruit highly skilled foreign workers.  Will the ruling, which grazes a highly sensitive policy debate over immigration pulsing through our nation’s politics, inject a needed adrenaline […]

Today’s housing starts were an epic miss relative to estimates, which most likely means they will be revised slightly higher later. Housing permit data was just ok, but the report shows that in 2026, the law of supply and demand is still more relevant than better zoning laws when it comes to housing construction. Some

Today’s top tier 30yr fixed rate was 6.54% for the average lender. You’d have to go back to May 14th’s reading of 6.52% to see anything lower. The latest improvement follows another moderate drop in oil prices and bond yields as global markets digest the U.S./Iran peace deal. There’s still some risk that the deal