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Mortgage delinquencies are rising as homeownership costs pile up
Cotality found that serious mortgage delinquencies and property tax delinquencies rose as homeowners struggle to keep up with costs.
A simple guideline change could boost home sales and help homebuyers
I think about homeowner affordability a lot. My job as a loan officer is to help people prep and plan to buy a house. Making sure they can afford the house is a responsibility I take very seriously. I am passionate about the American Dream and helping my clients reach their goals. There is a lot of chatter about lower mortgage rates and increased home building, which will improve affordability in the future; however, we need a solution now. We have housing markets in the country where inventory is growing, and there are a ton of opportunities for homebuyers. How can we help more people realize their dream of homeownership and assist them in affording the payments now?
Trump administration ‘effectively disbands’ the PAVE task force
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has ended the major policy provisions of the Biden-era PAVE task force.
‘Silver tsunami’ could propel change at low-enrollment WA college
A state senator in Washington wants to close a low-enrollment college and transform it into a health sciences campus, citing the “silver tsunami.”
Dunmor, Newfi augment partnership with minority equity investment
Under the terms of the investment, Newfi will continue to provide an initial financing facility to expand Dunmor’s origination capacity. It will also provide a strategic minority investment for Dunmor to capture the growing market opportunity within the residential transition lending (RTL) sector.
MBA urges CFPB to delay nonbank registry rule due to Trump regulatory freeze
While the rule has been implemented, certain compliance deadlines remain outstanding and may fall under a recent regulatory freeze, the MBA argues.
The Real Brokerage, The Agency top list of RealTrends Verified movers by sides/volume
The Real Brokerage, The Agency, Berkshire Hathaway lead the top one year movers in the 2024 RealTrends Verified brokerage rankings.
MLSs, local associations help members navigate changes tied to NAR settlement
MLS and local association leaders discuss the changes that NAR’s settlement agreement will create for their organizations.
Why investors believe CoStar holds a big advantage post-NAR settlement
The opposite trajectories of CoStar and Zillow’s stock prices seem to reflect investor appetites for their different business models in a post-NAR settlement landscape.
