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What the Fed’s rate increase means for homebuyers and mortgages
Source: NBC News --- The Federal Reserve is still raising interest rates, meaning homebuyers will still face high mortgage rates after a rough 2022 for the housing market. The past year has been a rollercoaster ride for homebuyers and sellers alike. In early 2022,...
Will the Tech Downturn Be the Death of SF Real Estate?
Source: The San Francisco Standard --- With mounting layoffs, sky-high interest rates and empty office buildings, the woes of San Francisco’s struggling tech-driven economy make headlines every day. Yet, as the city’s population shows signs of a comeback, what is the...
CFPB Loses Key IMB Redlining Case
Feb. 3, 2023 (Staff Writer) — Earlier today, a District Court in Chicago ruled in CFPB v. Townstone Financial Inc. and Barry Sturner that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) does not extend to prospective applicants under a plain language reading of the...
New $45 Million Affordable Housing Development Breaks Ground in Midtown Houston
Feb. 3, 2023 (Staff Writer) -- The NHP Foundation (NHPF), a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing, announced today that it has begun construction of a new $45 million affordable housing development that will create 149 affordable rental apartments for...
New Home Lot Inventory Jumps In 4Q22, Zonda Reports in Lot Supply Index
Feb. 3, 2023 (Staff Writer) -- Zonda, the housing industry’s foremost advisors, released the New Home Lot Supply Index (LSI) for 4Q22. The New Home LSI, backed by data from Zonda, shows lot supply loosened year-over-year across the United States. The index is a...
Home Rents on the Rise: Double-Digit Increases in 52% of U.S. Cities
Feb. 3, 2023 (Staff Writer) -- Rentometer has released their Q4 2022 rent statistics for three-bedroom (3-BR) houses that are single-family rentals (SFRs). Rentometer collects data for all residential asset classes, but this report is focused on SFR because they are...
When Will the Housing Market Crash?
Source: US News --- Any period of economic uncertainty can make a major financial decision, like buying a house, more stressful. Even times of economic confidence can seem like the perfect time for the bottom to fall out, and you don’t want your home to be collateral...
Cannabis companies seeking real estate face limited choices and premium prices
Source: MJBizDaily --- Experienced cannabis entrepreneurs know that ancillary companies such as construction and banking providers often charge marijuana businesses more than their non-plant-touching counterparts—the so-called “green tax.” The green tax applies to...
US home prices slide in November for fifth straight month
Source: Fox Business --- Home prices declined again in November as higher mortgage rates continued to weigh on consumer demand for new houses. Prices slid 0.6% nationally in the period from October to November, the fifth consecutive monthly decline, the S&P...
Mortgage approvals plummet further
Source: FT Adviser --- Mortgage approvals fell for a fourth consecutive month in December 2022, reaching the lowest level seen since May 2020, during the first lockdown. Statistics released today (January 31) from the Bank of England showed that mortgage approvals...
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