Mortgage rates dipped to a six-month low in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.73% as of Aug. 1, down from last week when it averaged 6.78%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
The volume of homes that were actively listed for sale in July was up 36.6% year-over-year, according to new data from Realtor.com. July’s inventory level is a post-pandemic high, while the share of listings with price cuts totaled 18.9%, the highest rate since...
Linden Creek, a Raleigh-based interior design and home staging firm, has launched a franchise program with the opening of its first two franchise locations in Charlotte and Cary, North Carolina. The franchise program provides operational tools – including...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has introduced a $550 billion plan to fund the construction of approximately 3 million new housing units by raising estate taxes. Warren’s endeavor, dubbed the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act, encompasses a wide range of pledges...
Nearly half (49.2%) of mortgaged residential properties were considered equity-rich in the second quarter, according to new data from ATTOM. This marked an increase from the 45.8% level recorded in the first quarter while matching the high point from the first quarter...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it will distribute over $12 million in refunds to more than 25,000 consumers who paid Zurixx LLC for a dubious house flipping investment training program. The FTC and the Utah Department of Commerce Division of Consumer...