A fight over the Fed, an upcoming exodus of Canadians returning going home, and a growing wave of property tax reform efforts. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 25-29. Miss: How Not to Lower Interest Rates....
Las Vegas led the nation’s major metro areas with the largest number of homes for sale in July, according to new data from the Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) division Redfin. Last month, the total number of homes for sale in Las Vegas recorded a 31% year-over-year...
A trio Senate Democrats sent a letter to Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to using his position for political machinations and to focus on lowering housing costs. The senators – Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, Senate...
A total of 1.76 million mortgages secured by residential property (one to four units) were issued in the second quarter, a 19.4% surge from the prior quarter and a 6.3% increase from the same period last year. According to data from ATTOM, the second quarter’s $601.7...
The Connecticut estate that was once owned by boxing great Mike Tyson and later by rapper 50 Cent is now on the market for $9.9 million. The 17.6-acre property in Farmington, Connecticut, features a 51,000-square-foot home with 19 bedrooms, seven bedrooms,...
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.56% as of Aug. 28, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Markey Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The latest reading is down from last week when it averaged 6.58%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.35%....
