• January “green shoots” won’t tell homebuilders what July will,John McManus

    January “green shoots” won’t tell homebuilders what July will

    If you walked the aisles at this year’s International Builders Show, you could feel it. The vibe wasn’t panic. It wasn’t euphoria. It was something in between – a cautious optimism that maybe, just maybe, the worst is behind us. Traffic anecdotes sounded a little better. Some builders spoke about st

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  • Trade groups push for lower MSR capital charges, tailored mortgage risk weights,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    Trade groups push for lower MSR capital charges, tailored mortgage risk weights

    Eight trade groups representing lenders are urging federal regulators to revise bank capital rules by adopting a more tailored risk weight for mortgages held on balance sheets and by significantly cutting the capital charge applied to mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). In a letter sent Friday to the

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  • Opendoor posts $1.3B loss in 2025 but sees path to profitability,Brooklee Han

    Opendoor posts $1.3B loss in 2025 but sees path to profitability

    Opendoor may have lost $1.3 billion in 2025, but company executives say the iBuyer is back on track to becoming a profitable business.  On an earnings call with investors and analysts Thursday evening, Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian called his company’s fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings “good.”

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