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Cotality: Single-family rent prices rise 2.9% in March
Los Angeles had the fastest growth among major U.S. metros at 6.8%. This was likely driven in part by housing supply shifts following the January wildfires.
NAF opens Black homeownership advocacy program to real estate agents
Mosi Gatling, NAF’s senior vice president of strategic growth and expansion, will be leading the program alongside Shanta Patton-Golar, the company’s marketing manager.
An Iowa county is taking action to support aging in place
County officials announced the program on Wednesday, calling it “a pioneering initiative aimed at helping income-eligible seniors maintain their independence.”
The Homepoint post-mortem: How one of America’s largest mortgage lenders went bust
Homepoint struggled from relatively-weak capital position, a high cost structure, and chronic problems with underwriting and technology, former workers said.
New report shows who took advantage of the Covid refi boom
From the Q2 2020 to the Q4 2021, 14 million mortgages were refinanced, accounting for nearly one-third of outstanding mortgages.
Housing Market Tracker: Active listings barely budge
From the seasonal bottom on April 14 to now — a whole month — total active inventory has only grown by 14,913.
