More Americans were applying for mortgages last week, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The trade group’s Market Composite Index was up by 3.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier, while the unadjusted index was up by...
Is there another housing bubble on the rise? A report from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business is predicting a brand-new housing bubble is in the making. In their article “Prepare for a Generational Housing Bubble,” Phil Powell, clinical associate...
A 21st century achievement was recorded in the newly published 2023 Mega 1000 report from T3 Sixty: for the first time, half of the U.S. real estate brokerages in the top 20 by sales volume were founded after the year 2000. Indeed, brokerages founded after 2000 held...
Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) announced the first 19 projects to receive financial support and other incentives through the “Marriott’s Bridging the Gap” program. Bridging the Gap is designed to diversify the Marriott owner and franchisee...
A coalition of real estate industry groups have declared their support of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule that is designed to offer guidance and tools for cities and states seeking...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance on debt collectors who threaten to foreclose on homes with mortgages past the statute of limitations, stating such actions could be in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and its...