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Did a Russian Ransomware Gang Breach the Federal Reserve?
Cybersecurity experts are skeptical that any attack transpired. Continue Reading Did a Russian Ransomware Gang Breach the Federal Reserve?
Data Study Warns of Widespread Brokerage Unprofitability After NAR Settlement Goes Into Effect
If commission percentages dropped to 2%, then 79% of the companies in this analysis would be unprofitable. Continue Reading Data Study Warns of Widespread Brokerage Unprofitability After NAR Settlement Goes Into Effect
Ginnie Mae President Alanna McCargo to Resign
McGargo became Ginnie Mae’s 18th president and first female leader in December 2021. Continue Reading Ginnie Mae President Alanna McCargo to Resign
Community Associations Institute Seeks Exemptions from Corporate Transparency Act
Last month, a federal court ruled the act was unconstitutional but did not issue an injunction blocking its enforcement. Continue Reading Community Associations Institute Seeks Exemptions from Corporate Transparency Act
Chicago’s Qamar Group Joins The Real Brokerage
Qamar Group offers 36 agents who serve the Chicago metro area, along with markets across Michigan and Wisconsin. Continue Reading Chicago’s Qamar Group Joins The Real Brokerage
Housing industry insider warns market seeing signs of a ‘real slowdown’
Source: Fox Business --- The National Association of Home Builders warned on Wednesday that soaring inflation and higher mortgage rates are slowing home sales, with CEO Jerry Howard calling the combination a "perfect storm." Howard told "Varney & Co." on Wednesday...
The Fed plans to ‘reset’ the housing market—raising the likelihood of falling home prices
Source: Fortune --- It’s not just about how expensive housing became—it’s how fast it got there. It only took 24 months for U.S. home prices to soar a staggering 37%. For comparison, the biggest two-year spike leading into the 2008 housing crash was 29%. Heading into...
Utah housing prices soar to new records, but is a buyer’s market coming?
Source: KUTV --- SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Housing prices along the Wasatch Front have soared to record levels yet again. New numbers from UtahRealEstate.com, provided to KUTV 2News by the Salt Lake Board of Realtors, show the median sales price for a single-family home...
Housing Market Update: Share of Homes with Price Drops Reaches New High as Mortgage Rates Top 2008 Levels
Source: Redfin --- The highest share of sellers on record dropped their list price during the four weeks ending June 12 as mortgage rates shot up to levels not seen since 2008, dwindling the pool of home shoppers. Still, homebuying has never been more expensive. The...
Homebuilder sentiment drops to lowest level in two years as housing demand slows
Source: CNBC --- Sentiment among the nation’s homebuilders fell for the sixth straight month to the lowest level since June 2020, when the economy was grappling with shutdowns stemming from the Covid pandemic. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo...
What the Fed’s rate increase means for mortgages.
Source: New York Times --- What does the Fed’s decision to raise its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point mean for mortgages? [Here’s what the Fed’s decision means for credit cards, car loans and student loans.] Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages...
Mortgage Rates Drop Sharply After Fed Announcement
Source: Mortgage News Daily --- The pace of the spike in mortgage rates over the past several days has been nothing but staggering--especially considering it began when rates were already near their highest levels in more than a decade. From an average level of 5.55%...
Here’s what the Federal Reserve’s 0.75 percentage point rate hike — the highest in 28 years — means for you
Source: CNBC --- The Federal Reserve raised its target federal funds rate by 0.75 percentage points, the largest increase in nearly three decades, at the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday, in an effort to quell runaway inflation. “We at the Fed understand the...
The Fed plans to ‘reset’ the housing market—raising the likelihood of falling home prices
Source: Fortune --- It’s not just about how expensive housing became—it’s how fast it got there. It only took 24 months for U.S. home prices to soar a staggering 37%. For comparison, the biggest two-year spike leading into the 2008 housing crash was 29%. Heading into...
How High Can Mortgage Rates Go? We’re About To Find Out
Source: Realtor --- Homebuyers received yet another shock this week as mortgage interest rates shot up suddenly. Rates blew well past 6% in a blow to buyers struggling with record-high and ever-increasing home prices. The increases were in anticipation of the U.S....
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