• Mutual of Omaha remains No. 1 as HECM endorsements fall 4.7% in May,Sarah Wolak

    Mutual of Omaha remains No. 1 as HECM endorsements fall 4.7% in May

    Mutual of Omaha Mortgage remained the nation’s largest reverse mortgage lender in May, even as overall Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements continued to decline, according to a report released Monday by HECMWorld.com that utilizes data from Reverse Market Insight (RMI). Mutual of Omah

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  • Quiet 2026 hurricane season forecast, risk remains for builders,Richard Lawson

    Quiet 2026 hurricane season forecast, risk remains for builders

    The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is underway, and despite predictions of a quieter year, experts are urging the housing industry not to ease up on storm-resilient building. NOAA’s 2026 outlook calls for 8–14 named storms, 3–6 hurricanes, and 1–3 major hurricanes. That follows 2025, the first seaso

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  • Analysis: The average American needs nearly $900K to retire comfortably,HousingWire Automation

    Analysis: The average American needs nearly $900K to retire comfortably

    A new analysis from Investopedia found that a single American who retires at 65 needs roughly $898,000 in savings to fund a comfortable retirement. But the required nest egg varies sharply — from about $644,000 in North Dakota to more than $1 million in New Jersey, Hawaii, California and Washington,

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