Parsippany, New Jersey-based American Financial Resources, which does business as eLEND, announced that it is bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into the renovation mortgage process through a new partnership with Ready4Remodel, giving mortgage brokers and borrowers...
I have lost track of how many times housing has supposedly been six months away from getting better. There is always another forecast. Rates are going to come down in the spring. Buyers will return after some future event. Inventory will improve next year. The Fed...
The Eighth Circuit upheld the major real estate commission settlement this week, and I expect the legal arguments surrounding commissions will continue for some time. Objectors can still seek further review, an attorney representing some of them has said his clients...
The share of homebuyers backing out of contracts during May totaled 13.6% of the month’s home sale, according to new data from Redfin. That share was unchanged from April on a seasonally adjusted basis and is also marked the fourth consecutive month that contract...
A new study published by Mortgage Research Network has determined that affordable metros in the South, Midwest and Northeast have the highest percentage for single women buying homes. Nationwide, single women accounted for 11.4% of all home purchase loans in 2025, but...