The median asking rent in June dropped by 0.5% year-over-year to $1,642, according to data from Redfin. This marked the fourth straight month of annual declines. On a month-over-month basis, asking rents rose 0.6%. June’s median asking rent is $63 below the $1,705...
Mortgage application activity shot up like a firework during the week ending July 4, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 9.4% on a seasonally...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it will send $3 million in payments to consumers impacted by Ygrene Energy Fund, a home improvement financing company. According to the FTC’s October 2022 complaint, Ygrene and its network of door-to-door contractors...
Dunmor, a Los Angeles-based nationwide direct lender in residential transition loans, has launched a wholesale broker division. According to the company, the new division will enable wholesale mortgage brokers to offer residential transition loans to their clients....
Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) will be shutting down the home equity lending business run by its recently acquired Discover operations. The website for Discover’s home loans business carries a statement that reads, “Discover Home Loans is no longer accepting...
Slate Asset Management, a Chicago-headquartered investor and manager focused on real estate and infrastructure assets, has acquired a six-property, 1,600-unit multifamily portfolio for $226.5 million. The properties in the portfolio are garden-style apartments...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
