Source: Housing Wire — Two years ago, the regulator of the nation’s biggest banks moved alone to rewrite the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), the country’s premier anti-redlining law. That effort, under the Trump administration, ultimately fizzled. The Office...
Source: Keeping Current Matters — In today’s housing market, many are beginning to wonder if we’re returning to the riskier lending habits and borrowing options that led to the housing crash 15 years ago. Let’s ease those concerns. Several times a year,...
Source: Apartment Therapy — It appears a dedicated home office is not the top priority for homebuyers any longer — at least in the U.K. A new study from real estate agency Purplebricks has found that the home office is no longer the most popular room in British...
Source: Redfin — May marked a turning point in the pandemic housing frenzy, as buyers regained some control over the market. This limited sense of control comes at a great cost, as 5% mortgage rates and record-high prices have edged many buyers out of the...
Source: Redfin — The housing market is shifting from a red-hot seller’s market to one where buyers have some power. After nearly two years of a housing-supply shortage and bidding wars for most homes that did come on the market, higher mortgage rates and...
Source: World Property Journal — National property broker Redfin is reporting this week that 60.7% of home offers written by Redfin agents nationwide encountered competition on a seasonally adjusted basis in April, the lowest level since March 2021....
