Mortgage Industry Executive Frank Pallotta Weighs Run for New Jersey Legislative Seat
Longtime mortgage industry executive Frank Pallotta has set up an exploratory committee to consider a run for New Jersey’s 39th Legislative District Assembly seat. Pallotta is considering a potential challenge to incumbent Assemblyman Robert Auth for the Republican...
Mortgage Rates Up for Fifth Straight Week
Mortgage rates continued their upward climb in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.72% as of Oct. 31, up from last week when it averaged 6.54%. A year ago at this time, it...
Redfin: Buyer’s Agent Commissions Mostly Unaffected Since NAR Rule Change
The Aug. 17 rule change by National Association of Realtors (NAR) on commissions appears to have minimal impact on how buyer’s agents are paid. According to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN), the average buyer’s agent commission for homes sold in October was...
Nearly Half of Recent Homebuyers Secured Mortgage Rates Below 5%
While current mortgage rates are in the vicinity of 7%, roughly half (45%) of recent homebuyers secured a mortgage with a rate below 5%, according to data from Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG). More than one-third (35%) of these recent buyers were able to get a lower rate...
Zombie Foreclosures Down 20% from Last Year
Roughly 1.4 million residential properties were vacant in the fourth quarter, representing 1.3% or one in 77 homes, according to the latest Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report from ATTOM. This level is nearly the same as the third quarter and is up just...
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CMBS DELINQUENCY RATE DROPS BY FIVE BASIS POINTS. Learn more at https://wrenews.com/cmbs-delinquency-rate-drops-by-five-basis-points/
JEF CONN NAMED 2024 BOARD CHAIRMAN OF TEXAS REALTORS. Learn more at https://wrenews.com/jef-conn-named-2024-board-chairman-of-texas-realtors/
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/
