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Salvatore Troia Joins NNN Pro as CFO
Troia most recently served as CFO at Douglas Elliman Real Estate. Continue Reading Salvatore Troia Joins NNN Pro as CFO
Alexandria Keser Named Managing Director at Bear Real Estate Advisors
Keser joined the company at its founding in 2018 as director of operations. Continue Reading Alexandria Keser Named Managing Director at Bear Real Estate Advisors
AOC and Sanders Reintroduce ‘Green New Deal for Public Housing’
“We are going to provide decent-quality, affordable housing for millions of Americans,” said Sanders Continue Reading AOC and Sanders Reintroduce ‘Green New Deal for Public Housing’
Wall Street Journal Editors Accuse Realtors of Playing a ‘Rigged Game’
The Journal editors predicted the U.S. Department of Justice “could still intervene to stop last week’s ballyhooed settlement.” Continue Reading Wall Street Journal Editors Accuse Realtors of Playing a ‘Rigged Game’
Janine Lind to Become President of Enterprise Community Development
Lind was previously chief operating officer at MidPen Housing Corporation. Continue Reading Janine Lind to Become President of Enterprise Community Development
The housing market enters uncharted waters
Source: Fortune --- Fed Chair Jerome Powell is done sitting idly on the sideline as inflation burns away Americans’ purchasing power. The plan? Draw upon the central bank's decades-old inflation playbook by increasing rates until demand pulls back and price growth...
Don’t Get Caught Off Guard by Closing Costs
Source: Keeping Current Matters --- As a homebuyer, it’s important to plan and budget for the expenses you’ll encounter when you purchase a home. While most people understand the need to save for a down payment, a recent survey found 41% of homebuyers were surprised...
7 Things Today’s First-Time Homebuyers Should Consider
In today’s market, things are a little intense for first-time home buyers. But just because house prices are skyrocketing and interest rates are higher than what they were a year ago doesn’t mean buying a home is out of reach for you. In this article, we help walk...
How to Shop Around for a Mortgage Loan
Source: House Logic --- Whether you’re shopping for new bed sheets or a new car, the drill is usually the same. Hit the reviews, check with friends, and scope out the best deal. After all, who wants to buy a car that racks up repair bills right away? Yet when picking...
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 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...
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...
Panicked Over Rising Interest Rates? How Homebuyers Can Still Get a Great Mortgage Today
Source: Realtor --- This real estate market is unlike anything we have ever seen before. With too few homes for too many buyers, bidding wars are common, driving up prices. Adding to the pressure, mortgage interest rates have shot up, and just crossed the 4% threshold...
No Stopping This Train
Source: Scotsman Guide --- Technology has been uniquely poised for more than 15 years to transform the time-consuming and paper-centric process of closing a mortgage, but it’s taken a major event — a global pandemic — that requires physical distancing to really get...
The Fed makes its move – and more rate hikes are coming
Source: Housing Wire --- The Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday raised the federal funds rate for the first time in four years, marking an end to the easy money that gave rise to the hottest mortgage market in U.S. history. The FOMC, as was predicted, raised...













