Interest rate buydowns involve a trade-off between upfront costs and long-term affordability. Clever CEO Luke Babich offers strategies to help clients make the choice. Source:…
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More than 7,500 loan officers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., have access to cash offers that can be approved in as little as…
Appraisal management company Solidifi and lending giant Rocket Mortgage are also charged with violating the Fair Housing Act. Rocket says it expects to prevail. Source:…
Three in 4 Americans are planning to buy the next time they move, but many are overestimating minimum down payment, credit score underwriting requirements, according…
As financial targets pave the way for interest rates to (finally) fall, the real estate industry is cautiously optimistic about a late-year boost. Source: Inman…
The Appraisal Foundation will establish $1.22 million scholarship fund to help aspiring appraisers navigate “an alternative, more inclusive path” for fulfilling experience requirements that are…
Rates surged and then pulled back last week in what could foreshadow more election-year volatility in the months ahead. Jerome Powell tells Congress Fed will…
EMM Loans, Searchlight Lending join growing list of mortgage lenders who have partnered with Calque to help homeowners tap their equity and buy before they…
Fannie Mae’s monthly National Housing Survey shows many Americans may be underestimating the odds that mortgage rates will continue to pull back from 2024 peaks. …