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The Best and Worst US Cities Are…
Nampa, Idaho, and San Francisco occupied the opposite ends of the list. Continue Reading The Best and Worst US Cities Are…
Peak Roofing Partners Acquires Action Roofing
Action Roofing was founded in 1986 and provides roofing solutions to residential and homebuilder clients Continue Reading Peak Roofing Partners Acquires Action Roofing
FTC Sends $62 Million in Refunds to Home Sellers Cheated by Opendoor Labs
The FTC is sending checks to 54,689 consumers impacted by the company. Continue Reading FTC Sends $62 Million in Refunds to Home Sellers Cheated by Opendoor Labs
Housing Costs Help Drive Up Inflation in Latest Consumer Price Index Data
“People keep telling me rents are falling, I keep saying they aren’t,” said financial commentator Mike “Mish” Shedlock. Continue Reading Housing Costs Help Drive Up Inflation in Latest Consumer Price Index Data
UWM Pushes Back at Hedge Fund’s Claims of Fraudulent Business Practices
The company denounced the attack as a “ridiculous article” with “obvious connections to Rocket Mortgage.” Continue Reading UWM Pushes Back at Hedge Fund’s Claims of Fraudulent Business Practices
The Housing Market Is Showing Signs of a Correction: What This Means for Buyers and Sellers
Source: Realtor --- Cracks are beginning to appear in the red-hot housing market. Spiraling mortgage rates on top of record-high and still-rising home prices are leading many experts to predict the real estate market is on the verge of a correction—if it isn’t already...
New Home Mortgage Applications Dip 10.6 Percent in April
Source: World Property Journal --- Based on the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest Builder Application Survey data for April 2022, U.S. mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 10.6 percent compared to a year ago. Compared to March 2022, applications...
How AI is Revolutionizing the Real Estate Market
Source: Realty Biz News --- Time marches on, and so does the sophistication of the technologies we use in our everyday lives like AI. Whether they’re for personal use or those we leverage in our professional endeavors, new software technologies like artificial...
The housing market boom has at least another year to run, Zillow economists predict
Source: Yahoo Finance --- The data is clear: The pandemic housing boom—which has seen U.S. home prices soar 19.8% over the past year—is finally losing some steam. What's going on? Soaring mortgage rates, which have climbed from 3.11% to 5.25% over the past five...
How Fannie Mae is creating new opportunities for homeownership
Source: Housing Wire --- Fannie Mae recently released its National Housing Survey, which revealed that consumers, in general, still believe that owning a home is better than renting. HousingWire Content Solutions Managing Maleesa Smith and Katrina Jones, Fannie Mae’s...
Single Family Rental Returns Dip in Early 2022
Source: World Property Journal --- According to ATTOM's latest Single-Family Rental Market report, profit margins on 3-bedroom single-family home rentals are declining annually in 2022 across most of the United States, and are slightly more likely to decline in areas...
How Long Does It Take to Improve Credit Score Enough to Buy a Home?
Source: Realtor --- How long does it take to improve credit score? Having good credit helps you prove your creditworthiness to potential lenders. If you’re hoping to buy a home, having a good credit score is key, since it helps you qualify for a mortgage. So if your...
Five things to look for when partnering with a third-party review provider
Source: Housing Wire --- The residential mortgage origination process is very complex and origination and underwriting mistakes can be very costly, so lenders need to make sure they’re mitigating every possible risk related to the borrower and property. That’s why due...
Homebuyers Can Save Over $15,000 in Five Years With an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage–But It Comes With Risks
Source: Redfin --- That’s $260 per month for the typical homebuyer—the largest savings since at least 2015. As mortgage rates surge, demand for adjustable-rate mortgages is on the rise because they typically have lower interest rates than 30-year fixed loans. The...
Are Reluctant Home Sellers Too Attached to Their Low Rates?
Source: Nerdwallet --- You’ve heard of golden handcuffs. That’s when a company compensates you generously to discourage you from taking a job elsewhere. Some of us restrain ourselves with another type of golden handcuffs: low mortgage rates. Economists dub the...
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