Realtor.com® and LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance Survey Shows Housing Discrimination Remains an Issue
Members of the LGBTQ community are less likely to be homeowners; neighbors are key to feeling accepted Realtor.com® today announced it is collaborating with the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance in an effort to help identify
Real Estate Industry Applauds Biden Administration for Recovery Efforts; Calls for an End to Nationwide Eviction Moratorium on June 30
A broad real estate coalition today applauded the measures President Biden has taken to stabilize the housing sector and urged the administration to sunset the federal moratorium on evictions on June 30, 2021. In
Freddie Mac Announces Pricing of $385 Million Multifamily Small Balance Loan Securitization
Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB87 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust. The company expects to issue
Redfin Reports Demand For Second Homes is Cooling to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Though mortgage-rate locks for second homes were up nearly 50% year over year in May, high prices and tighter lending rules make vacation-home buyers think twice. The number of buyers who locked in mortgage
Fannie Mae Announces Twenty-first Sale of Reperforming Loans
Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today began marketing its twenty-first sale of reperforming loans as part of the company's ongoing effort to reduce the size of its retained mortgage portfolio. The sale consists of approximately 12,200
Experts Say Zoning Changes Are Most Effective Path to Boost Housing Supply for a More-Balanced Market
A Zillow survey of economists and other real estate experts finds high costs are expected to slow construction and may lower homeownership among today's 30-somethings - The expert panel's prediction for home price growth
CoreLogic Reports Strong Improvement for US Mortgage Delinquency Rates in March
One-year since the onset of the pandemic, the U.S. overall delinquency hits lowest level CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its monthly Loan Performance Insights Report for March 2021.
Out of Town Movers Reshuffling to Larger, More Affordable Homes
Scorching hot housing market giving additional buying power to sellers - The average long-distance mover relocated to a ZIP code with home values nearly $27,000 lower than where they came from last year -
Strong Multifamily Investment Environment Continues as Freddie Mac’s AIMI Holds Steady in Q1
The Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily Apartment Investment Market Index® (AIMI®) held steady in Q1 2021 as growing net operating incomes (NOIs) and low interest rates bolstered the investment environment for multifamily properties. Overall, the index is down by
NJ Man Given Jail Time For Fraud
Steve Young Kang, aka “Steven Young Kang” and “Young Tae Kang,” 66, Ridgefield, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a multi-year scheme to defraud financial institutions