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Home prices hit all-time high, but more inventory cools price growth
Although home prices hit an all-time high in June, inventory growth helped slow down the increase in prices to just 2% year over year.
Century 21 expands in Kansas
The firm, founded in 2021 by broker-owner Christian Keisler, will now operate as Century 21 Monument Real Estate.
Fired Fannie Mae workers sue over discrimination
Dozens of former Fannie Mae employees filed a lawsuit this week, alleging discrimination after being abruptly fired in April over donations made through the government-sponsored enterprise’s charitable program.
Could American reverse mortgage companies someday partner with one from Australia?
Representatives of Heartland Bank, the biggest reverse mortgage provider in Australia and New Zealand, say it could happen.
Trump will be a huge positive for mortgage, Mat Ishbia says
On UWM’s Wednesday morning earnings call, the wholesale mortgage leader said that Trump has done exactly what he set out to do, adding that the president’s picks to lead and regulate the mortgage industry represent a hugely “positive change.”
These are the cities baby boomers are moving to
A recent analysis from SmartAsset takes a look at the top cities that baby boomers are moving to — and it includes some surprising insights.
2024 Election: Harris and Trump’s competing housing policy visions
Trump v. Harris on housing. There’s more to it than less regulation versus supply-side economics. Here’s our primer on the 2024 election.
A homebuyer’s personal story from the post-Sitzer, post-settlement world
Real estate reporter Brooklee Han discusses her journey as a first-time homebuyer in the hot housing market of southern New Hampshire.
Year of change: Real estate pros reflects on anniversary of Sitzer/Burnett verdict
Thursday marks one year since the jury verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett suit, which found the real estate industry liable for artificially inflating commissions.
