Mortgage Applications Continue To Drop After Rates Surge to 3-Year High

Mortgage applications fell this past week as mortgage rates surged to their highest level in three years amid a global bond selloff, giving wary homebuyers little incentive to come off the sidelines, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. For the week ending on Oct. 7, MBA's Market Composite

Zach Bryan Drops $18 Million on Sprawling Tennessee Estate With Recording Studio—Months After Marrying Samantha Leonard

Country star Zach Bryan has reportedly forked over $18.25 million for a sprawling estate in Franklin, TN—months after tying the knot with Samantha Leonard. Bryan, 30—who said "I do" in late 2025 following his highly publicized and tumultuous romance with influencer Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia—pick

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Mortgages Under $100K Are Vanishing—but a New Federal Push Aims To Bring Them Back

The share of small-mortgage deals is just a fraction of what it was a decade ago, a Realtor.com® study found. But changes could be on the way. Small-mortgage loans of under $100,000 account for just 2.3% of the total this year, according to Realtor.com research, a drop from 2.7% in 2025 and 3.1% in