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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Top Stories

Millennial buyers weigh ‘desperate’ bids against deep financial strain in 2026

LIEWZEL ONCE, Mortgage Professional America
Millennial home buyers entered 2026 still caught between urgency and uncertainty, with many prepared to stretch far beyond traditional affordability guardrails to get a foothold in the market.

FHA builds record reserves against a gathering storm of delinquencies

MATT CARTER, Inman (Subscription)
The Federal Housing Administration has socked away record levels of cash in its mortgage insurance fund and could weather a housing crash without a taxpayer bailout, the agency said in its Dec. 31 annual report to Congress.

National News 

Banks snatch up mortgage bonds that saw best returns since 2002

AMEYA KARVE, Orange County Register (Subscription)
Flush with deposits, US banks are buying up mortgage bonds and betting that the asset class will get a further boost in 2026 from relaxed capital rules.

Washington D.C.’s Stockpile of Old Offices Makes It a Mecca for Housing Conversions

PETER GRANT, Wall Street Journal (Subscription)
The long-beleaguered Washington, D.C., office market is emerging as one of the nation’s hottest for converting outdated workspaces into new housing.

California News

Vacant Lots For Sale Surge In SoCal After Wildfires

National Mortgage Professional
A new report has found that investors have purchased roughly two in five lots that sold in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and Malibu areas 一 many of these lots once held homes destroyed by wildfires.

Industry News 

Real Brokerage added as defendant in RESPA suit against Zillow

BROOKLEE HAN, HousingWire (Subscription)
The consolidated Zillow Flex lawsuit has expanded to include more brokerages and new witness testimony, with allegations of agent steering and cost misrepresentation.

UWM trying to toss lingering RESPA class action claims

ANDREW MARTINEZ, National Mortgage News
United Wholesale Mortgage is trying to erase the remnants of a lawsuit which prominently scrutinizes the megalender's relationship with its thousands of mortgage broker partners.

Real Estate Technology 

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Property News 

What Will Our Homes Look Like in 2026?

MISTY WHITE SIDELL, New York Times (Subscription)
In surveying some 15 experts from both mass market and high-end realms of interior design about how home design trends could change in the coming year, one theme became evident: Our interiors will evolve to reflect the wider world and emotional climate.

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