Source: Observer Reporter — Q. With reference to a recent column in which the reader said she had lost her home to a reverse mortgage, there are two primary ways this can happen, and I want to explain how to avoid this so that it never happens to any other...
Source: The Ascent — I’m moving. The dates are squishy, but it’s decided. By the first half of 2023, my friend and I are high-tailing it from Los Angeles, California, to the Portland, Oregon, region. As much as we love our beaches cooked sunny-side...
Source: Insurance News Net — Nearly a year into a special lending program aimed at underserved homebuyers, the initiative is soon to expand from a few banks to mainstream, nonbanking lenders. Could these good intentions be the beginning of our next lending...
Source: Fortune — When a buttoned-up Fed economist says the U.S. housing market has entered into a “difficult [housing correction”], it’d be wise to believe them. When it comes from the lips of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, it’s more of a warning. Powell is right:...
Source: The Ascent — 2022 has been a bad year to be an aspiring homeowner (and until fairly recently, it was a pretty good year to be a home seller). And it’s not clear whether it will get easier in 2023, either. That said, the housing market tide may be...