Roughly one-third (30%) of Americans who do not own a home doubt that they will buy one within the next five years, according to a new Gallup poll, 23% do not believe they will achieve homeownership in the next 10 years and 45% said it would not happen for the...
The homebuilder Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) announced the grand opening of Roselyn, a new 55+ master-planned community in Lancaster, South Carolina. Roselyn encompasses three of Lennar’s single-story collections – Garden, Blossom and Primrose – with home designs...
The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) of Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) have a curious human resources problem – agents from North Korea and China were discovered working for them. Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance...
Funnyman Jim Carrey has grimly shaved $1 million off the listing price of his Los Angeles estate that has been repeatedly discounted since going on the market two years ago. Mansion Global reports Carrey’s Brentwood property is now being priced at $18.75 million after...
Mortgage application activity picked up with new gusto for the week ending May 2, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 11% on a seasonally adjusted...
A new voter survey has found one-third of Nevada’s registered voters considered moving out of the state due to elevated housing costs. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the survey, conducted April 15-21 by Noble Predictive Insights, discovered that 53% of Nevada voters...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
