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Cowen's Corner-Mortgage Market Update: Starting the New Year at Casa de Cowen

Jan 05, 2026

Greetings from Casa de Cowen and Happy New Year. Cin and I were chatting yesterday. Don’t take this the wrong way, but it is time for the kids to go back to school. Shoes. Laundry. Lights left on everywhere. It is time to get back into a routine. Full Story

Cowen's Corner-Mortgage Market Update: Life at Home and Notes From the Mortgage Market

Dec 22, 2025

Both kids are home, and the zoo is back in full swing. On Wednesday, I cleaned the kitchen three, maybe four times. I guess we didn’t teach our kids how to do their own dishes. Parent fail.Full Story

Cowen's Corner-Mortgage Market Update: From Charlottesville to the Market With a Notable Addition

Dec 15, 2025

Young Cowen is about to hit his exam load, so it felt like he needed a good meal and a pep talk. Add to that the fact that his mother did all his laundry just a few weeks ago, and yet, as expected, most of it was on the floor of his room. Dirty, not dirty, who knows.Full Story

Cowen's Corner-Mortgage Market Update: Pre-FOMC Week and a Question of Modern Etiquette

Dec 08, 2025

So, I have a question this week more so than a story about the chaos that surrounds my life. I finally went to get a haircut on Thursday. My move is generally to wait and wait until I can’t take it anymore, and this cycle was no different. I made my appointment and went in at 4:30 p.m.Full Story

Cowen's Corner-Mortgage Market Update: Thanksgiving and Conforming Loan Limits

Dec 02, 2025

Hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We’ve been lucky enough to have Brendan’s girlfriend and her 15-ish-week-old German Shorthaired Pointer, Hank, staying with us. Hank is a disaster, in the most predictable GSP-puppy way. If he’s awake (which is most of the time), he’s into something. The blessing in all of this is the reminder of just how much work puppies are, so when Cindy has another “great idea,” I can shut that down pretty quickly.Full Story