Real Estate News & Insights
New Bill Would Retroactively Restore Flood Insurance Coverage Lost in Government Shutdown
The legislation will backdate reauthorization of the program to Sept. 30, 2025, while extending the program’s authorization until Dec. 31, 2026. Continue Reading New Bill Would Retroactively Restore Flood Insurance Coverage Lost in Government Shutdown
Realtor.com Launches Spotlight Listings to Help Agents Maximize Listing Visibility
Realtor.com has also enhanced its Local Expert product. Continue Reading Realtor.com Launches Spotlight Listings to Help Agents Maximize Listing Visibility
Commercial property not immune to interest rate pressure
Source: MPA Mag --- While the current property market downturn is expected to start to level out late in 2023, the commercial property market has not been spared the effects of rising interest rates, the latest Herron Todd White data shows. Releasing its Month In...
U.S. Homebuyers Start To Regain Upper Hand in 2023
Source: Investopedia --- Chris Donoso and Yefry Rodriguez's year-long search for their home, a two-family property in Jersey City, N.J., took more than a little patience—and a motivated seller who cut the price by $10,000. "We got very lucky,'' said Donoso, a speech...
‘Home sales are bottoming out’: Are homebuyers now calling the shots in 2023 housing market?
Source: USA Today --- Buyers might finally be calling the shots in 2023, as housing inventory while still low, has started to climb up. Existing-home sales fell for the twelfth straight month in January, with year-over-year sales falling 37%, the biggest decline since...
California REALTORS® support move by HUD and FHA, states that it will provide greater homeownership opportunities
The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) issued the following statement in response to the Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) announcement to reduce the annual mortgage insurance premium on Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured loans. ...
New Home Pending Sales Dip 5.8% But the Spring Selling Season Signals Sales
Zonda, an advisor in the housing industry, released the New Home Market Update report for January 2023. So far, most builders report a stronger than expected start to the year. There are pockets of outperformance where some communities are exceeding sales seen...
Curbio Launches Mobile App, Promises to Provide Pre-Listing Home Improvement Estimates.
Curbio, Inc., a pay-at-closing home improvement tool for the real estate industry, announced the launch of its new mobile app. The app allows real estate agents and home sellers to get estimates for pre-listing home improvement costs and projected ROI. Agents and...
An uncle’s advice led Mark Cothran into the world of real estate
Source: Upstate Business Journal --- When Mark Cothran was 6 years old, his father Al, a former Air Force and commercial airline pilot, was killed in a training crash at an Army helicopter school in Texas. Years later, Al’s younger brother, John, gave Mark what he...
HUD Announces 30bps decrease in Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) for FHA Loans
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), has announced a 30-basis-point reduction to the annual mortgage insurance premiums (annual MIP) charged to homebuyers who obtain an FHA-insured mortgage....
USA – Housing Market Overvalued Due to Unpriced Flood Risks, Says Study
Source: FloodList --- A recent study has found that the housing market in the USA is overvalued by as much as $237 billion due to unpriced flood risk. The increasing cost of flooding under climate change has led to growing concerns that housing markets are mispricing...
The Great Slowdown: These Are the U.S. Cities Where Home Sales Are Down the Most
Source: Realtor.com --- If the housing market of just a year ago still seemed to be moving at quantum speed, today it’s more akin to an interminable traffic jam—with no exit ramps or HOV lanes in sight. As higher mortgage rates have made buying a home ever more...
Recent Posts
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 29-July 3- Two Harbors Stockholders Approve Merger with CrossCountry Mortgage
- Toronto Home Sales Surge Amid Decline in New Listings
- Historic Pittsburgh Site of National Negro Opera Company Receives $1.75 Mil…
- Jenni Bonura Named Chief Growth Officer at First Multiple Listing Service
