Mortgage rates could dip in 2026 but not by much

Plus: Fed cuts rates for 3rd time in 2025

🏠 FSBO’s Are Basically Extinct!

Refinance demand jumps 14%

Plus: Broker granted $24K after buyer breaks contract

FHFA, FICO reach agreement to release historical FICO Score 10T data

Plus: CFPB top enforcer resigns Over Trump’s Bid to Close Probes

Starter-home sales continue upward trend

Plus: GAO investigating Pulte after Trump rivals targeted

💰 Conventional Loan Limits Just Went UP!

Mortgage rates expected to hold firm even with another Fed cut

Plus: Mortgage production costs hit $11,800 per loan

Bayview closes acquisition of Guild

Plus: CFPB to shift remaining litigation to DOJ

Pending home sales rise 1.9% in October

Plus: FHFA raises 2026 conforming loan limit to $832,750

America’s huge mortgage market is slowly dying

Plus: Mortgage credit report costs could jump 45%-50%

Existing-home sales rose to eight-month high in October

Plus: FICO and Plaid partner on updated UltraFICO Score

👋 Bye-Bye 620 Score! Big News on Conventional Loans