Mortgage rates continued to decline in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.60% as of Dec. 12, down from last week when it averaged 6.69%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
A total of 74,618 single-family homes and condominiums were flipped in the third quarter, according to new data from ATTOM. This accounted for 7.2%, or one of every 14 home sales, during that period. The third quarter total is down slightly from 7.6% of all sales in...
Home sales activity was on the rise across the Mid-Atlantic region in November, according to new data from Bright MLS. Across the Bright MLS service area, there was a 5.7% year-over-year increase in the number of homes for sale. This marked the third consecutive month...
Real estate funds managed by Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has paid $2.6 billion to acquire Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, a 2.4 million-square-foot mixed-use property, from affiliates of Seibu Holdings. The transaction is the largest real estate investment by a foreign...
A new rule in Texas will require elected officials to formally disclose their properties. KVUE reports the new rule from the Texas Ethics Commissions will require the lawmakers’ annual persona finance statements to identify properties and how they are used – either as...
Three major central banks have announced rate cuts for their respective economies. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced it was cutting rates by a quarter percentage point today, lowering its benchmark from 3.25% to 3%. “The disinflation process is well on track,”...
MBA’S BROEKSMIT EXPRESSES ‘SIGNIFICANT CONCERN’ OVER PAUSING FORECLOSURES ON VA-GUARANTEED LOANS. Learn more at https://wrenews.com/mbas-broeksmit-expresses-significant-concern-over-pausing-foreclosures-on-va-guaranteed-loans/