People of color are like to pay higher upfront costs on their rental housing than their White counterparts, according to the latest Consumer Housing Trends Report published by Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z, ZG). Zillow found the typical Black, Hispanic and Asian American...
The New York Times has published an investigative article questioning the potential of age discrimination in mortgage origination. The article “A Great Credit Score, but She Can’t Get a Mortgage” stated that “many older Americans have a hard time refinancing because...
Today, we launch a weekly series that shines the proverbial spotlight on people, companies, organizations and trends with the potential to change how our industry conducts itself. For the premiere installment of this series, our spotlight is on Thomas Ferrier,...
Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) reported a downward trend in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.28% as of April 6, down from last week when it averaged 6.32%. A year ago at this time, the rate averaged 4.72%. The 15-year...
Living in the Big Apple comes with big price tags, especially regarding property taxes. According to a new data study from LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE), New York City has the highest median property tax among the nation’s 50 largest metros. Homeowners in the City That...
The decline in affordable homeownership opportunities impacted all racial and ethnic demographics in California’s housing market during 2022, according to new data released by the California Association of Realtors (CAR). Last year, only 21% of all Californians earned...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 15-19
