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• Down payments are getting smaller as buyers scoop up FHA, VA loans June 16, 2025
  While home prices rose 1.4% year over year in April, home-price growth has slowed and is contributing to lower down payments.
  Sarah Wolak
• Realtor.com enters the Clear Cooperation debate June 16, 2025
  CEO Damian Eales expressed his support for NAR’s CCP but noted that his firm’s arrangement with MLSs prevents it from banning listings.
  Brooklee Han
• What housing inventory trends mean to homebuyers and sellers June 16, 2025
  Understanding how housing inventory impacts home prices is vital to helping buyers and sellers make informed decisions.
  Erin Ackerman
• The ultimate guide to NMLS renewal for mortgage loan officers June 16, 2025
  Renewing your MLO license doesn’t have to be complicated. This guide walks you through the NMLS license renewal process, including state-specific CE requirements and deadlines.
  Gina Baker
• Reverse pros on the importance of including seniors in mortgage industry plans June 16, 2025
  Fairway’s Dan Ventura and Longbridge’s Chris Mayer talk about serving the increasingly dominant senior demographic in the years ahead.
  Chris Clow
• Elevated mortgage rates aren’t discouraging homebuyers June 14, 2025
  Housing demand continues to hold up despite elevated mortgage rates, trade war uncertainty and terrible consumer confidence data.
  Logan Mohtashami
• Seattle housing market wrestles with crippling affordability concerns June 13, 2025
  Seattle is wrestling with a problem that is more acute than all but a handful of metropolitan areas — crippling affordability issues.
  Jeff Andrews
• Comfortable city living usually requires a six-figure salary June 13, 2025
  Nine of the top 10 cities where homeowners need the highest incomes are located on the West Coast or in the Pacific region.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Americans are divided over housing impacts of immigration, tariffs June 13, 2025
  Opinions fell mainly along party lines, with Republicans having a rosier view of tariffs and new immigration policies than Democrats.
  Jonathan Delozier
• In Chicago, a reverse mortgage scammer left a lasting scar June 13, 2025
  Mark Diamond was sentenced to 17 years in prison for his crimes against elderly homeowners, but the damage in Chicago is still visible.
  Neil Pierson