Real Estate News & Insights
PHH Mortgage Debuts FlexIQ Suite of Non-QM Products
FlexIQ will replace PHH’s previously offered Gold/Silver/Bronze non-QM programs. Continue Reading PHH Mortgage Debuts FlexIQ Suite of Non-QM Products
LendingTree Chairman and CEO Doug Lebda Dies in ATV Accident
Lebda founded LendingTree in 1996 after going through difficulties trying to secure his first mortgage. Continue Reading LendingTree Chairman and CEO Doug Lebda Dies in ATV Accident
VA loan misconceptions continue to climb in aggressive real estate market
Source: Spectrum News --- TAMPA, Fla. — As the real estate market in the Bay Area and across the country remains extremely aggressive, for our veterans it’s becoming even more difficult as they try to use one of their service benefits — the VA loan. Ten months ago,...
This is the Most Popular Time to Search for Homes Online
Source: Redfin --- In the midst of today’s red-hot housing market, Americans are sitting in their home offices, “working” remotely and browsing Redfin for bigger, fancier home offices … right? Wrong. The most popular time of the week to search for homes on Redfin.com...
83% of residential real estate pros are seeking out homebuilding tech, survey finds
Source: The Dallas Business Journal --- Is homebuilding technology just a trend, or is it here to stay? A new survey by Mosaic, a technology-enabled general contractor for production-scale residential development, revealed today the usage and sentiment of real estate...
The housing market is now savagely unhealthy
Source: Housing Wire --- The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales for February came in as a miss of estimates at 6.02 million. This level is still within my 2022 forecast sales range between 5.74 million and 6.16 million. Last year I...
How inflation and gas prices are affecting the housing market
Source: ABC 11 --- RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- In the Raleigh and Durham areas, buying a home is already a challenge, but now new economic factors threaten to make the market even more competitive. "Over the last two years, the virus has really been running the economy,"...
This Utah metro area ranks near top of the nation for home price increases
Source: Deseret News --- A new national housing report has again placed Utah’s capital city among the top in the nation for housing markets with the biggest home price increases. Salt Lake City ranked among the top five of 51 metro areas across the nation for the...
Tech economy, rather than virus, remains biggest uncertainty in real estate market
Source:Almanac News --- Not even a pandemic has been able to slow down the Midpeninsula's housing market. After shutting down for nearly two months in early spring 2020 during the initial COVID-19 lockdowns, the local real estate market has come roaring back with...
Real Estate Accelerator Program for Minority Women Reaches Key Milestones
Source: Washington Times Herald --- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 18, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Supporting greater diversity in real estate and entrepreneurship for minority women across the country, the Millionaire Mastermind Real Estate Accelerator Program has...
A LOOK AHEAD FOR THE US LUXURY REAL-ESTATE MARKET
Source: International Banker --- Many market predictions come out at the start of a new year, and if the last couple of years have taught us anything, it’s that the crystal ball of real estate is never crystal clear. Still, with 2022 well underway, we can confidently...
How Rentals Are Redefining Real Estate Investing
Source: Forbes --- The business of rental real estate investments is booming. Many entrepreneurs are noticing the viability of the rental market and are looking to capitalize on this business opportunity. As an entrepreneur, having a rental property as a second...
