Source: The Guardian — The government is exploring plans to link mortgages to green home improvements by imposing targets for lenders, to help decarbonise the UK’s ageing and leaky housing stock. Highlighting the move in its net zero strategy, published on...
Source: CNET — Today a number of important mortgage rates declined. Let’s see how that could affect your home loan payments. A few closely followed mortgage rates fell today. Average 15-year fixed mortgage rates climbed, while average 30-year fixed...
Source: North Bay Business Journal — For the first time in its history, the U.S. Small Business Administration ran out of money to lend for real estate and equipment acquisitions. The funds in the 504 program were exhausted as of Sept. 7 for the 2020–2021...
Source: LA Times — Zillow Group Inc. is taking a break from buying U.S. homes after the online real estate giant’s pivot into tech-powered house flipping hit a snag. Zillow, which acquired more than 3,800 homes in the second quarter, will stop pursuing new home...
Source: Reverse Mortgage Daily — Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-to-HECM refinances remained at nearly 50% of total reverse mortgage industry endorsement volume in September 2021, according to the newest HECM Endorsement Analytics report published late...
Source: Motley Fool — The quick answer? Yes. But it’s not that simple. If you’re gearing up to sell your home, you may not want to go it alone. Listing and marketing a home can be time consuming, and there are complexities in negotiating with...
Iowa Home Sales and Inventory Gained Strength in May
