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HUD Secretary Turner Tells Senate Democrats to ‘Stop the Political Games’ and Reopen the Government
Turner added the American people were “depending on us.” Continue Reading HUD Secretary Turner Tells Senate Democrats to ‘Stop the Political Games’ and Reopen the Government
Advanced Real Estate Pays $41 Million for 138-Unit Southern California Apartment Community
This is the first purchase for Advanced’s new Opportunity Fund (Advanced Fund 24-3). Continue Reading Advanced Real Estate Pays $41 Million for 138-Unit Southern California Apartment Community
What the Fed’s December rate hike means for homebuyers and sellers
Source: Fortune --- The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the seventh consecutive time this year. This time, though, the hike is smaller: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced a half-point increase in the federal funds rate Dec. 14, which is down from the...
New To Real Estate Investing? Understanding Multifamily Investments (Part 2)
Source: Forbes --- Many new investors in the real estate space are unaware of the myriad opportunities in multifamily, often because they are intimidated by the scale of the investment or they are unaware of avenues they can take. As I mentioned in part one, while...
2022 – What just happened?
Source: MPA Mag --- How would you sum up the year in a paragraph, or even in one sentence? And what’s your outlook for 2023? How will high rates impact your business? These are just a few of the questions Mortgage Professional America (MPA) posed to mortgage experts...
Trump’s Billionaire Neighbor Warned The Economy Was In An ‘Omnibubble,’ He Was Right
Source: Yahoo! Life --- According to Jeff Greene, who turned a $50 million investment into $500 million in 2008 by purchasing credit default swaps on bonds backed by subprime mortgages as the housing bubble burst, the economy is currently experiencing a new asset...
TWO NEW REAL ESTATE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION AND FILM INFRASTRUCTURE
Source: NJ EDA --- TRENTON, N.J. (December 22, 2022) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board on Wednesday approved the creation of two new real estate pilot programs – the Film & Digital Media Studio Infrastructure Program and the...
Wells Fargo Fined $3.7 Billion for Mismanaging Auto Loans, Mortgages, Checking, and Savings Accounts
Source: The Ascent --- Many consumers have struggled to keep up with their auto and mortgage loan payments this year due to surging inflation. And many have depleted their savings balances due to the higher living costs they've been forced to grapple with over the...
Home buyers get some relief as mortgage rates come off 7% highs
Source: Los Angeles Times --- In October, mortgage interest rates topped 7% for the first time in two decades, the latest milestone reached this year amid a surge in borrowing costs. But potential home buyers may have noticed something different recently: Rates are...
Housing Market Supply Is Keeping Prices From Crashing
Source: Newsweek --- Housing inventory in the U.S. decreased between October and November this year, underscoring a housing shortage that some experts believe is helping to keep soaring prices from dramatically plummeting. The National Association of Realtors (NAR)...
Mortgage refinance demand surged 6%, as rates dropped to the lowest level since September
Source: CNBC --- Mortgage interest rates dropped again last week, and while that did little to bolster demand from homebuyers, it did send homeowners looking for savings on their monthly payments. Applications to refinance a home loan jumped 6% last week from the...
‘We’re in a housing recession right now,’ NAHB CEO says
Source: Yahoo! News --- National Association of Home Builders CEO Jerry Howard joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the state of the housing market, home builder sentiment, inflation, Fed interest rate hikes, a housing recession, and the outlook for the housing market...
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