Foreign buyers purchased $53.3 billion worth of U.S. existing homes during the period from April 2022 through March 2023, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This represented a 9.6% decline from the 12-month period one year earlier....
A total of $480.1 billion in new mortgages were originated in 2022 for apartment buildings with five or more units, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. This represents a 1% year-over-year decline. Last year’s total was generated by 2,242...
While Elon Musk has a history of playing by his own rules, the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection has forced him to abide by municipal real estate codes. According to an Associated Press report, the brightly flashing “X” sign that Musk erected last Friday...
Sentral, a Los Angeles-headquartered residential hospitality company, promoted Lisa Yeh to president, effective today. Yeh will oversee Sentral’s day-to-day operations, in addition to her current responsibilities as chief operating officer. She replaces Jon...
CBC Mortgage Agency, a Native American-owned nationally chartered housing finance agency headquartered in Cedar City, Utah, was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide 30-year mortgage loans for borrowers outside of urban and suburban areas....
The Canadian fintech Bloom Finance Co. Ltd. expanded the availability of its reverse mortgage release platform to homeowners ages 55 and older in Alberta. The expansion follows Bloom’s launch in Ontario in 2021 and British Columbia in 2022. Bloom is the first...