The Washington Inquisitor
Mortgages
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Alsobrooks and Tillis propose free VA guidance for veterans buying homes or facing foreclosure
Sens. Angela Alsobrooks and Thom Tillis introduced the bipartisan VA Home Loan Navigator Act, which would offer veterans free counseling on VA-backed mortgages and foreclosure prevention. Rep. Eugene Vindman introduced a heart-screening…
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National Association of Realtors reports $57.4 million in lobbying spending through September, above its 2025 total
The National Association of Realtors reported $57.4 million in lobbying spending in the first nine months of 2026, more than its $54.1 million for all of 2025, including $27.4 million in the…
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The housing order trims the cost of a mortgage. The shortage needs houses.
This week’s mortgage-insurance pilot, title-insurance waiver and investor-ban rule are reasonable, but none adds a home. The factory-built housing task force could, and it should move faster.
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Trump orders Fannie and Freddie to test automatic cancellation of mortgage insurance and cheaper refinancing
An executive order signed Wednesday tells the housing finance regulator to pilot proactive mortgage-insurance cancellation, make a title-insurance alternative permanent for refinances, and sets up a federal task force on factory-built homes.…