Government
Lance Murray
March 13, 2026
The first order addresses how the federal government would reduce its own housing regulatory burdens and create incentives for best practices by state and local governments. The second seeks to reduce the regulatory burdens tied to mortgages and to make it easier for small community banks to provide home loans.
President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates immediately, rather than wait for the next policy meeting on March 17.
The March 2026 ICE Mortgage Monitor showed that total mortgage originations reached the highest quarterly total since Q3 2022, with servicer retention achieving an eight-year high and refinance activity on the rise.
As March commemorates Women’s History Month, more single women now own more homes than ever before, with First American data revealing a record number of single women-headed households bought homes in 2025—despite a notable decline in overall homeownership rates nationwide.
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