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Multifamily Lending Down 49% in 2023
During 2023, 51% of the active lenders made five or fewer multifamily loans. Continue Reading Multifamily Lending Down 49% in 2023
The St. Joe Company Signs Two New Homebuilder Partnerships
St. Joe’s builder program now includes 19 builders. Continue Reading The St. Joe Company Signs Two New Homebuilder Partnerships
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Real Estate Lawyer L. Minnie Bellomo Joins Federman Steifman as a Partner
She was previously a partner in the New York City office of Greenberg Traurig LLP. Continue Reading Real Estate Lawyer L. Minnie Bellomo Joins Federman Steifman as a Partner
Home Management Solutions Fixle Acquires EasyHome
The terms of the deal were an all-equity transaction. Continue Reading Home Management Solutions Fixle Acquires EasyHome
Frontdoor Acquires 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty for $585 Million
Approximately one in five new homes built in the U.S. are covered by a 2-10 new home structural warranty. Continue Reading Frontdoor Acquires 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty for $585 Million
Homeowners lost more than a trillion dollars in equity
Source: Axios --- The housing market has returned to earth. Home sellers can't just name a price and expect buyers to pay; meanwhile over a trillion dollars in wealth in the form of home equity has evaporated. Why it matters: Think of this less as a crash and more as...
How to Financially Prepare for Buying a House
Source: U.S. News --- Getting to a point where you feel emotionally and mentally ready to buy a house can be a journey on its own. But your work doesn't stop there. Most homebuyers don't have a lump sum they can use to buy a home in one cash payment. Instead, buyers...
Mortgage Rates Move Lower For Third Straight Day
Source: Mortgage News Daily --- We're in the middle of a 4 day week culminating in one of the most important events of the year for interest rates. Thursday morning brings the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI)--an inflation report that has resulted in bigger...
Cardinal Financial review: A mortgage lender with options for tiny homes and other unique housing
Source: Business Insider --- The bottom line: Cardinal Financial is a good mortgage lender for FHA borrowers or buyers considering a unique type of home, such as a tiny home or a shipping container home. Its application platform also makes it easy to upload documents...
Brokers urged to educate clients on green mortgages
Source: FT Adviser --- The mortgage industry has a role to play in combatting climate change and reducing people's energy bills, yet the vast majority of borrowers do not understand green mortgage products, research suggests. A survey from the Mortgage Advice...
Mortgage rates collapse on softer inflation data
Source: Housing Wire --- Finally, some good news: the growth rate of inflation is cooling off for now, and with the CPI inflation report being positive, the 10-year yield fell noticeably, and mortgage rates will fall with that! So, the question is, are we reaching the...
Local homes sales drop as mortgage rates rise
Source: WWNYTV 7 News --- WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Mortgage rates are right around 7 percent for a 30-year fixed rate. Nationally, rates are at their highest since 2006 and they’ve nearly doubled since last year. So, what is this doing to the local housing market?...
Should You Pay Points to Get a Lower Mortgage Rate?
Source: Yahoo! Finance --- With mortgage rates near 20-year highs, some homebuyers are struggling to afford homes. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 6.95% in November’s first week, dipping from a 7.08% peak a week earlier, according to Freddie Mac...
Marry the House, Date the Mortgage Rate – Does It Work?
Source: Yahoo! --- The average U.S. rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage reached a 20-year high of 7.08% in the final week of October, more than doubling from a year earlier, according to Freddie Mac (FMCC). Homebuyers aren’t happy. On a $350,000 home loan, a mortgage...
Fed sees risk of big declines in still-lofty US house prices
Source: The Business Times --- THE Federal Reserve suggested on Friday (Nov 4) that lofty home prices could be susceptible to steep declines after big run-ups in recent years on the back of ultra-low interest rates. “With valuations at high levels, house prices could...
