Source: US News — As a homeowner, homebuyer or aspiring real estate investor, you want to understand the housing market more. Median home prices, mortgage interest rates and average days on market are all valuable metrics to grasping current activity on the...
Source: Insider — First-time homebuyers just can’t catch a break. The massive government stimulus issued during the early stages of the pandemic combined with rock-bottom mortgage rates led to one of the most dramatic home-buying frenzies in US history....
Special purpose credit program offers up to $7,500 in lender credits for first-time buyers in underserved communities to eliminate a significant hurdle to homeownership “Homeownership has a significant impact on strong communities and the creation of generational...
Source: Tech Crunch — The process used by millions of agents and thousands of property portals globally to reach buyers and sellers on digital channels is highly fragmented. And it’s evident that proptech, unlike other industries, has lagged in utilizing social...
Debbie Bloyd is a contributing author to Weekly Real Estate News and can be contacted at 469-768-0337 or [email protected] What do agents need to have this year? A great mortgage lender that they can call or one that can sit in the open houses with them on...
Loan Level Price Adjustments (LLPAs) are additional fees implemented by the Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA) on certain types of mortgage loans. These fees are designed to account for the increased risk associated with certain loan characteristics, such...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 11-15
