Pending Home Sales Rise for Fourth Straight Month as Buyers Adapt to Higher Mortgage Rates

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPending home sales rose in November despite higher mortgage rates and lingering affordability challenges, as buyers took advantage of growing supply.Signed contracts for existing homes increased 2.2% last month from October, in the fourth straight month of

The biggest reverse mortgage opportunities in 2025

While 2024 was rife with challenges for the mortgage industry broadly — across forward and reverse — a new year brings a new mindset. Some challenges remain, with mortgage rates being chief among them. Education and distribution can also likely be improved. But there are also new opportunities for t

The Data-Center Boom Eats Up a Lot of Land. Atlanta Says It’s Gone Too Far.

Prince Williams/WireImageAdair Park, a spit of land just southwest of this city’s downtown, is a neighborhood on the rise. Part residential, part industrial, it sits next to a train station and the popular Beltline walking trail. Developers have trickled in to turn empty lots and run-down buildings

2025 will be a year of Non-QM player diversification

In the 16 years since the peak of the Global Financial Crisis, the structured products industry has transformed from a market dominated by large banks to one with space for new players. New relationships are forming between insurers seeking long-term debt investments and managers specializing in ori