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

Real Estate News · October 7, 2026 · Source: Realtor.com · By Tristan Navera · 4 min read at the source

A stack of dollars blowing away in front of a bank

The share of small-mortgage deals is a fraction of what it was a decade ago, a Realtor.com study found. But changes could be on the way.

Reported by Tristan Navera for Realtor.com (Trends), originally published October 7, 2026.

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Topics: Trends, Banks, Daily Email, Data Journalism, Lenders, Mortgage Lenders, Mortgage Rules, Mortgages

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