Market News
- Innovation through mortgage advocacy: Why our industry needs to stop treating policy like background noise May 8, 2026California MBA President Paul Gigliotti explains why mortgage advocacy must be part of industry innovation as California considers new emergency relief billsPaul Gigliotti
- For solutions to the housing affordability crisis, we need to use every tool available May 8, 2026Across the country, roughly 65% of households are priced out of the median-priced new home. Incomes have not kept pace with elevated home prices and higher mortgage rates, putting homeownership further out of reach for millions of Americans.Stan Holland
- Mortgage’s AI crisis is coming. The industry isn’t ready to talk about it. May 8, 2026A borrower in forbearance gets the wrong information about their reinstatement options. It came from an automated servicing communication, routed through a system nobody fully owns and nobody fully monitors. By the time someone catches it, hundreds of borrowers have received the same message. Some acted on it.Mitch Cohen
- Mario Alvarez Jr. brings $1B+ track record to eXp Commercial May 7, 2026The company said Alvarez’s move reflects a broader trend among senior commercial real estate advisors toward greater autonomy.HousingWire Automation
- Rocket beats earnings guidance with strongest quarterly profit in four years May 7, 2026Rocket Companies reported its most profitable quarter in four years as artificial intelligence initiatives, a larger servicing portfolio and recent acquisitions helped the Detroit-based firm grow market share despite a choppy mortgage backdrop.Sarah Wolak