• House bill seeks higher VA loan fees to fund veterans’ benefits,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    House bill seeks higher VA loan fees to fund veterans’ benefits

    Mortgage trade groups are closely monitoring a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would raise fees on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mortgages to help fund other veterans’ benefits. The Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2025 (H.R. 6047) — introduced

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  • U.S. housing inventory growth slows to 10% as demand reshapes the 2026 market,Rachel Bader, HW Data

    U.S. housing inventory growth slows to 10% as demand reshapes the 2026 market

    Housing inventory growth has slowed from 33% year over year in mid-2025 to 10.0% today. The cooling marks the clearest end to the supply-shortage era and the beginning of a market where pricing power will be determined more by demand strength, rates and buyer behavior than scarcity alone. As Housing

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  • Skyrocketing health care costs threaten early retirement,Jonathan Delozier

    Skyrocketing health care costs threaten early retirement

    Skyrocketing health care costs are threatening early retirement dreams for millions of Americans. Enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies expired at the end of 2025 — leaving 24 million people facing a sharp rise in health insurance costs unless Congress acts. Middle-income Americans ages 50 to

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