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Asking Rents Down for Fourth Straight Month

Asking Rents Down for Fourth Straight Month

by Phil Hall | Jul 9, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

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 Up 9.4%

Mortgage Application Activity Up 9.4%

by Phil Hall | Jul 9, 2025 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

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...
FTC to Reimburse Consumers Impacted by Home Improvement Finance Firm

FTC to Reimburse Consumers Impacted by Home Improvement Finance Firm

by Phil Hall | Jul 8, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

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...
Residential Transition Lender Dunmor Opens Wholesale Broker Division

Residential Transition Lender Dunmor Opens Wholesale Broker Division

by Phil Hall | Jul 8, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

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 to Close Discover’s Home Equity Lending Business

Capital One to Close Discover’s Home Equity Lending Business

by Phil Hall | Jul 8, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

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 Acquires 6-Property Multifamily Portfolio for $226.5 Million

Slate Asset Management Acquires 6-Property Multifamily Portfolio for $226.5 Million

by Phil Hall | Jul 8, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

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...
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