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District of Columbia in $3.3 Million Settlement with Title Insurance Firms Over Kickback Schemes
The four companies were accused of violating the District’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act. Continue Reading District of Columbia in $3.3 Million Settlement with Title Insurance Firms Over Kickback Schemes
California Senate Approves Bill to Expand Down Payment Program to Illegal Immigrants
It is uncertain if Gov. Newsom will sign or veto the bill. Continue Reading California Senate Approves Bill to Expand Down Payment Program to Illegal Immigrants
New Study Ranks the Best and Worst Markets for Real Estate Agents
Real estate agents in New York City earned the highest median salary at $103,960 per year. Continue Reading New Study Ranks the Best and Worst Markets for Real Estate Agents
Deal Announced to Sell REcolorado MLS to Private Equity-Backed LLC
The Denver Metro Association of Realtors (DMAR) and the South Metro Denver Realtor Association (SMDRA) have signed a letter of intent to sell REcolorado, their multiple listing service (MLS), to a newly formed limited liability company (LLC) backed by a private equity...
Justin Timberlake Sells 127-Acre Tennessee Property at Discount
The singer/actor listed the property last summer for $10 million. Continue Reading Justin Timberlake Sells 127-Acre Tennessee Property at Discount
UWM APPOINTS ANDREW HUBACKER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Feb. 6, 2023 (Staff Writer)- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the #1 overall mortgage lender in America, has named Andrew Hubacker its new Chief Financial Officer. Hubacker will assume the position immediately and will oversee all financial aspects of the...
Roofstock onChain Sells home in Alabama as an NFT, Purchased on Ethereum platform using StableCoins
Feb. 06, 2023 (Staff Writer)- Roofstock, the leading digital real estate platform specializing in single-family rental (SFR) properties, today announced the sale of an Alabama rental property via a non-fungible token (NFT) enabled by Roofstock onChain (ROC), its web3...
4 Steps to Take if You’re House Poor
Source: The Ascent --- If your housing expenses -- including mortgage payment, homeowners insurance, utilities, maintenance, and property taxes -- leave you with little left over each month, you may be called "house poor." The first thing to know is that there's no...
Mortgage rate buydowns: How Horry Co. builders are keeping prices up & buyers coming
Source: ABC 15 News --- HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Not even the cold weather can cool down the housing market in Horry County, as home builders are finding creative ways to keep prices stable while also giving buyers more power. Mortgage rate buydowns are the latest...
Housing Market Update: $2,500 Monthly Budget Buys A $400,000 Home For First Time Since September As Rates Dip Below 6%
Source: Redfin --- Home sellers are starting to come off the sidelines to meet buyer demand as mortgage rates steadily decline, with new listings and pending sales both posting their smallest drops in four months. A homebuyer on a $2,500 monthly budget can afford a...
‘Our mortgage got so high we put off having a baby’
Source: BBC News --- Alex Czok and her husband Tom Beech had hoped to start a family this year but when their mortgage went up by hundreds of pounds they put their plans on hold. They are one of the four million UK households facing higher mortgage bills this year....
What Fed Rate Increases Mean for Mortgages, Credit Cards and More
Source: The New York Times --- As the Federal Reserve has lifted its key interest rate several times over the past year, Americans have seen the effects on both sides of the household ledger: Savers benefit from higher yields, but borrowers pay more. Here’s how it...
Home Equity Flattens Out Across U.S. In Fourth Quarter Of 2022
Source: ATTOM --- IRVINE, Calif. — Feb. 2, 2023 — ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, today released its fourth-quarter 2022 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 48 percent of mortgaged residential...
LoanDepot Director Pamela Hughes Patenaude Named Board Chair of Home Builders Institute
Feb. 3, 2023 (Staff Writer) -- loanDepot, Inc. (NYSE: LDI) ("loanDepot" or the "Company"), one of the nation's largest non-bank retail mortgage lenders, today issued the following statement from CEO Frank Martell on the news that Pamela Hughes Patenaude, an...
Mortgage overpayments surge as borrowers fend off rising interest bills
Source: Financial Times --- Mortgage borrowers scrambled to pay down their housing debt after interest rates on home loans soared, with lump-sum repayments and redemptions jumping to £2.4bn in October last year from £1.7bn in the same month in 2021. The figures from...
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