Jobs Slump and Mortgage Rate Jumps—but Housing Remains Resilient Heading Into Spring Selling Season

We saw a softer-than-expected February jobs report, with unemployment rising and employers shedding more than 90,000 jobs.  One bright spot: Earnings growth continued, edging slightly higher. The softer report could mean more tension between the Fed’s two goals, especially if next week’s inflation r

Redwood launches Aspire securitization shelf with $391M non-QM deal

Redwood Trust closed a $391 million securitization backed by nonqualified mortgages (non-QMs), marking the inaugural deal from its Aspire platform that was expanded in early 2025, the company announced Friday. The transaction (SPIRE 2026-1) establishes Redwood’s third securitization shelf, alongside

Turning an Inherited Home Into a Short-Term Rental: The Legal and Tax Traps To Watch For

Inheriting a home can seem like a windfall—especially if it's a beach house, a mountain cabin, or a tourist destination retreat. For a growing number of heirs, the next thought is obvious: Why not put it on Airbnb? If you had this idea, you wouldn’t be alone. The U.S. short-term rental (STR) market

Can innovation, policy reform redeem manufactured housing’s image?

What realistic, visionary, and wise players in the U.S. housing sector believe is that some solutions are already here, hidden in plain sight. Part of the problem is that what often hides those solutions from view is a past history, baggage or a whiff of negative reputation. Manufactured housing is