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Slide 1: Mortgage brokers are essential, providing access and personalized service that large lenders cannot replicate. Slide 2: Brokers help first-time, self-employed, and credit-challenged borrowers achieve homeownership opportunities otherwise unavailable. Slide 3:...

A new ranking identifies the best Phoenix neighborhoods to live in 2026 based on housing prices, rental trends, inventory, livability, employment stability, and cost of living. Encanto Palmcroft Historic District tops the list with a median home price of $840K. Other...

Median-income American households can now afford homes priced at $331,483, a $30,302 increase from last year. This rise in buying power, aided by dropping mortgage rates, suggests a stabilizing housing market. Major cities saw affordability increases around 8.8% to...

New listings ↑0.5% yearly in Late-Q1, the first gain since Mid-Q4. Mortgage rates fell to ~6%, and the median monthly home payment ↓3.2% yearly, boosting seller optimism. Brokers called ~6% a buyer “psychological threshold”; many new listings came from sellers...

Early-Q1 2026 monthly avg showed 14.7K active listings in the Phoenix metro area. Phoenix recorded 3.1K new listings and 8.5K inventory, based on Early-Q1 2026 monthly averages. Months of supply in Phoenix measured 1.6 months, indicating limited availability relative...

Average 30-year fixed rates expected 6.22%–6.50%, driven by geopolitical conflict and inflation at 2.7%. Mortgage rates remain elevated despite Fed holding benchmark at 3.50%–3.75%. National home price growth slows to 0%–2.2%, reflecting high borrowing costs. Higher...