The Person of the Week spotlight is shining on Kelly Mangold, principal at RCLCO Real Estate Consulting in Bethesda, Maryland, and the subject is today’s housing scene. The first question is a broad question: What is the state of the U.S. housing market today?...
Mortgage credit availability dropped in April to a level not seen since January 2013, according to the latest Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MCAI dipped by 0.9% to 99.6 in April – the index was...
Sales prices on existing single-family homes during the first quarter were up in approximately 70% of major metro areas – 152 out of 221 markets – according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). However, the $371,200 national median...
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is teaming with the digital media platform UrbanGeekz on a special event designed to remove algorithmic bias from the housing and lending sectors. The inaugural Tech Equity Hackathon will be held June 16–18 at American...
FirstClose Inc., an Austin-based fintech provider of data and workflow solutions for mortgage and home equity lenders nationwide, announced that America First Credit Union selected its FirstClose Equity solution to provide members access to a digital end-to-end home...
The city government of Newark, New Jersey, has launched a program that will sell seized residential properties for as little as one dollar According to a NJ.com report, the properties in the Homeownership Revitalization Program were seized for non-payment of taxes,...
