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How you can compete with cash offers in Utah’s housing market
Source: KUTV --- If you have been beaten out by a cash offer for a house, Homie may have a solution for you to help you get the home of your dreams. Nationwide, 23% of real estate transactions are cash sales (up from 17% last year). In Utah, the number of cash offers...
Student nurse went from being ‘silly with money’ to buying her first home in two years – we explain how
Source: The Sun --- The now 25-year-old regularly splashed out £500 a month on clothes, fancy dinners and nights out as she earned £1,500 a month. But when she enrolled on a nursing course at university in 2019 she knew things had to change. She had just £1,375 a...
San Francisco Mayor Proposes Turning Empty Offices Into Schoolrooms
The mayor proposed razing the half-vacant San Francisco Centre shopping mall and turning it into a soccer stadium. Continue Reading San Francisco Mayor Proposes Turning Empty Offices Into Schoolrooms
New Executive Director at Notre Dame’s Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate
Michael O’Malley joins FIRE from Pennybacker Capital, a real estate private equity firm in Austin. Continue Reading New Executive Director at Notre Dame’s Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate
Simon Chen Named President and CEO at Arrival Home Loans
Chen was managing partner at August Hill, an advisory firm for startups, capital providers and industry partners. Continue Reading Simon Chen Named President and CEO at Arrival Home Loans
Timothy Saunders Named Chief Legal Officer at Angel Oak Companies
He was previously general counsel and chief compliance officer at Reverence Capital Partners. Continue Reading Timothy Saunders Named Chief Legal Officer at Angel Oak Companies
Hilco Real Estate Finance Takes Aim at the UK Market
HREF will provide loans ranging from £1 million to £50 million and loan-to-value ratios of up to 75%. Continue Reading Hilco Real Estate Finance Takes Aim at the UK Market
Redfin: 1% of US Homes Changed Hands Year-to-Date
“The typical home is selling for about 40% more than before the pandemic,” said Chief Economist Taylor Marr. Continue Reading Redfin: 1% of US Homes Changed Hands Year-to-Date
Refinancing Fuels Uptick in Mortgage Application Activity
According to MBA’s estimate, 220,000 homeowners are in forbearance plans. Continue Reading Refinancing Fuels Uptick in Mortgage Application Activity
Housing Starts Down During June
Single‐family authorizations in June were at a rate of 922,000, up 2.2% from the revised May figure of 902,000. Continue Reading Housing Starts Down During June
Builder Confidence Up for Seventh Straight Month
Only 22% of builders reported cutting prices in July, down from 25% in June and 27% in May. Continue Reading Builder Confidence Up for Seventh Straight Month
The Best and Worst Cities for First-Time Home Buyers Are…
Honolulu has the lowest real estate tax rate at 0.30%, while the highest is in Waterbury, Connecticut, at 3.59%. Continue Reading The Best and Worst Cities for First-Time Home Buyers Are…














