Source: The Ascent — If you’re looking to buy a home this year, the good news is that mortgage rates are still fairly competitive from a historical standpoint. The bad news, however, is that they’ve started the year off higher. And there’s a...
Source: Housing Wire — HousingWire: How does Fair Lending affect mortgage servicing? Amanda Phillips: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has repeatedly signaled throughout the past year via blogs, press releases, reports, its Fall 2021 Supervisory...
Source: Forbes — The answer is that the loss from absence of complementarity is not generally recognized, the population segment that is victimized is not identified, and the regulatory structure responsible for the separation of functions is oblivious to the...
Source: Housing Logic — Buying your first home is a big freaking deal. How do you know which loan is right for you? How do you swing the down payment? How do you ensure your offer isn’t too low or too high? What don’t you know that you don’t know? Ack! Breathe,...
Source: CNBC — If you recently made a profit selling your home, it may come with a costly surprise this filing season: capital gains taxes on your windfall. In 2021, the average U.S. home seller scored a profit of $94,092, up 71% from $55,000 two years ago,...
Source: Market Watch — The numbers: Existing-home sales increased by nearly 7% between December and January, hitting a seasonally-adjusted, annual rate of 6.5 million, the National Association of Realtors said Friday. Compared to a year ago, sales were down...
Builders Grow Slightly More Confident in Housing Market
