Source: Inman — Clear and correct communication in all of your real estate transactions helps you to look more professional and competent to clients, colleagues and the general public — in other words, potential clients. Here’s how to make sure you’re always...
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced targeted increases to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) upfront fees for certain high balance loans and second home loans. High balance loans are mortgages originated in...
Source: Markets Insider — Virtual real estate, or land in the metaverse, sold in the form of non-fungible tokens is growing in popularity. You can’t physically visit these properties, but the allure of this investment lies in these assets being backed by...
Source: Housing Wire — If you take the temperature of how loan officers are feeling ahead of the holiday season, the scale would likely read “uneasy.” They have good reason to feel anxious. Numerous shops, including Better.com, Interfirst Mortgage, and Freedom...
Source: Housing Wire — The U.S. government is laser-focused on uncloaking bad actors hiding behind shell companies to engage in money laundering and other illicit activities and is seeking to adopt new regulations to accomplish that goal — rules that will...
Source: Scotsman Guide — Home-flipping profit margins fell to their lowest point in nearly a decade as of third-quarter 2021, according to Attom Data Solutions’ newest U.S. Home Flipping Report. From July through September, 94,766 single-family houses and...