Pending home sales were up for the second consecutive month in July, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, inched up by 0.9% to...
Mortgage applications for purchase loans and refinances increased for the first time in five weeks, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) covering the week ending Aug. 25. The Market Composite Index, the trade group’s measure of mortgage...
Two data reports issued today reaffirmed that housing prices are showing no signs of weakening. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, remained unchanged in June from one year earlier and were up...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), working with a coalition of state attorneys general, announced a $1.6 million settlement from Roomster, an online apartment search platform, and its owners, John Shriber and Roman Zaks, who were accused of defrauding millions...
A dental office employee in Kingsport, Tennessee, has become a new resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico by winning the HGTV Smart Home 2023 sweepstakes competition. Stacey Braswell’s prize package is valued at over $2.2 million and includes a newly built and furnished...
Phoenix-headquartered Integro Bank has announced the launch of a mortgage division. Steven Zielsdorf, vice president and director of residential mortgage lending, will lead the new division for Integro Bank, a single-branch community bank with $42.6 million in assets....
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 11-15
