The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) has launched of its Insurance Affordability Index, a new interactive resource designed to show how homeowners and personal auto insurance costs vary nationwide, along with the economic, risk and market factors driving...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued a new guidance updating the statute of limitations on violation claims relating to the design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act. HUD’s action rescinds an Obama-era policy that gave...
For most of my career around housing, we have talked about a real estate agent’s value as though it were one thing. It isn’t. An agent may help a buyer understand a market, find properties, arrange showings, evaluate price, write an offer, negotiate terms,...
Mortgage application activity edged up for the week ending Aug. 28, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased by a mild 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted...
The commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) delinquency rate dipped by a single basis point to 7.85% in August, according to data from Trepp Inc. One year ago, the CMBS delinquency rate was 7.29%. Trepp noted that several large loans became delinquent last month...
Denver-headquartered REMAX announced the appointment of Alex Vidal as the brand’s president. Vidal most recently served as President of ERA Real Estate. In his new role, he will report directly to Tamir Poleg, chairman and CEO of Real REMAX Group (NASDAQ: REAX)....
Northmarq Acquires Thirdline Capital Management
