Lenders are managing risk by focusing on borrowers with prime credit scores who are keeping a bigger equity stake in their homes, according to Black…
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Former RE/MAX agent and famed real estate coach Brian Buffini graced the RE/MAX R4 stage this week. He shared why agents shouldn’t worry about iBuyers…
Markets pricing in only 1.7 percent chance of a 50-basis Fed rate hike on March 16, down from 41.4 percent before Russian invasion. Source: Inman…
The number of homes that went pending in January, a leading indicator of future sales, fell 9.5 percent year over year, according to data released…
Rising home prices don’t always mean higher monthly payments. But as the pandemic-era market wears on, buyers are increasingly feel the squeeze. Source: Inman News
Bond markets held steady and oil prices retreated from Thursday highs as the U.S. and its allies held off on sanctions targeting Russian oil and…
Fannie Mae economists say a recent runup in mortgage rates and home prices could help cool home price appreciation, without putting a major dent in…
As rates keep rising, requests to refinance accounted for just half of mortgage applications, down from 68 percent a year ago. Source: Inman News
The decline in starts came as Omicron cases surged across the U.S. and wintry weather hampered builders’ progress, according to data Thursday from the Census…
Janette Miller of Miller & Perotti Real Estate Appraisals in California argues that the Fair Housing Act doesn’t apply to appraisers, but a federal regulator…