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➤ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘆 says AI could add 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in refinancing volume.

➤ AI could reduce friction across nearly every stage of the 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 process.

➤ AI-optimized mortgage offerings could improve 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 and credit access.

➤ Bank expects higher long-term 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 and mortgage sales volumes.

➤ AI could make 𝟯𝟬-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 fixed mortgages behave more like 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 loans.

➤ Rising mortgage rates could further strengthen the 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸-𝗶𝗻 effect for homeowners.

➤ AI may expand opportunities for 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵-𝗼𝘂𝘁 refinancing and home equity lending.

➤ AI tools could help home builders overcome 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 and zoning hurdles.

➤ The 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁 aims to reduce barriers to housing development.

The American housing market is BREAKING apart in slow motion.

The data just hit a level we haven't seen since the last financial crisis.

Here's what nobody in power is willing to say out loud

Google searches for "can't sell house" just hit an ALL-TIME HIGH.

Higher than COVID.

Higher than 2008, the year the entire financial system nearly collapsed.

At the same time, searches for "help with mortgage" have exploded to levels unseen in almost two decades.

The last time this happened, 10 million Americans lost their homes.

Redfin confirmed there are now 44% more home sellers than buyers across the country.

600,000 more people trying to get out than trying to get in.

The second largest gap ever recorded.

Over 40,000 home purchases were canceled in December alone.

16.3% of every deal signed that month fell apart.

The highest cancellation rate ever tracked.

Buyers are signing contracts and then running for the exits.

Here's how they're doing it.

Buyers are weaponizing inspection contingencies as a legal escape hatch.

They find a minor crack in the foundation.

They use it to walk away.

The real reason? They can't afford the payments.

Meanwhile, mortgage delinquencies are climbing at the fastest rate in years.

Early stage missed payments surged 30.9% in a single year.

Over 850,000 Americans are now 90 or more days behind on their mortgage.

The highest number since 2022.

Foreclosure filings are up 26% year over year.

Completed foreclosures up 59%.

Eleven straight months of increases.

DR Horton, the biggest homebuilder in America just admitted the quiet part out loud.

They're slashing prices, stacking incentives and buying down mortgage rates for buyers.

Still can't move houses.

When the largest builder in the country is struggling, the rest of the market is 6 to 12 months behind.

Nationally, employers announced 1.2 million job cuts in 2025.

Consumer confidence is near a record low.

Nobody buys a house when they're worried about keeping their job.

Here's the part that should terrify you.

Mortgage rates just dropped below 6% for the first time in three years.

That was supposed to fix everything.

It didn't, sales still collapsed 8.4% in January.

Buyers still aren't showing up.

The cavalry came but it wasn't enough.

So is this 2008 again?

The honest answer: the structure is different.

Most homeowners have equity. Lending standards are tighter.

There's no wave of exploding adjustable rate mortgages.

But that's also the trap.

Owners refuse to drop prices because they have equity.

So nothing sells, liquidity disappears.

And the market freezes solid.

Sellers can't sell. Buyers can't afford.

Builders can't move inventory, workers can't find jobs.

Everyone is stuck and the longer it lasts, the more fragile the whole system becomes.

The last time Google searches looked like this, the housing market lost $6 trillion in value.

Pay attention.

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Source: StockMarket.News