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HousingWireHousingWire Trade groups like the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) may be getting at least some of the relief they’ve been advocating for when it comes to mortgage insurance premiums. Last week, H.R. 2760 — otherwise known as the Middle Class Mortgage Insurance Premium Act — was introduced into the House…

HousingWireHousingWire Donald Trump’s second term has not been kind to homebuilders. The president’s global tariff roller coaster directly and indirectly impacts many construction material imports, and his actions to crack down on illegal immigration have generated anecdotal reports of a labor shortage. Although it’s hard to measure the impact of…

HousingWireHousingWire Maverix Advisory Group, a consulting firm focused on proptech and real estate brokerage strategy, announced the formation of an advisory board and the appointment of York Baur as its founding member. Baur, the former CEO of MoxiWorks, helped to scale that platform to a point that it now supports…

HousingWireHousingWire The antitrust lawsuit filed by W. Preston Moore, an agent with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services and a former president of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (PAR), now has one less defendant.  Late last week, Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan dismissed the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission from the suit without…

HousingWireHousingWire Over the weekend, fears rose that the 10-year yield would climb to 5%, leading to 8% mortgage rates. However, Monday morning arrived with a sense of calm. The 10-year yield is now nearing a more balanced position at 4.35%, reflecting what I believe it should have always been after…