As Equity Grows, So Does the Popularity of Home Equity Loans

While technology can have a big impact on an agent's capacity to optimize income prospects in the highly competitive real estate market, USRES and RES.NET have revealed a variety of products and...

A new Redfin survey shows the gap between homeowners and renters in younger generations is much larger than the gap in older generations, as millennials, baby boomers, Gen X, and Gen Zers weigh in...

“We have been working to create new technology features that simplify the mortgage process and reduce costs for both borrowers and lenders,” said Sonu Mittal, SVP and Head of Single-Family...

Accessory dwelling units are emerging as a solution to the affordable housing situation, as nonprofits are leading innovative efforts across the U.S. The post Nonprofits Leverage ADUs to Tackle...

“As students went back to school, home price shoppers appeared less willing to push the Index higher than in the summer months," said Brian D. Luke, Head of Commodities, Real & Digital Assets at...

“Today’s release advances our commitment to ensuring all Americans receive fair and accurate appraisals,” said HUD Assistant Secretary for Housing Julia Gordon. The post HUD and FHFA Increase...

Nearly every major U.S. metro area has seen a significant spike in property tax bills since 2019, according to new Redfin data, which showed that three of the five metro areas with the largest...

The Mortgage Bankers Association adjusts its purchase origination forecast for 2025, examining the impact of unemployment and monetary policy on the housing market moving forward. The post MBA:...

In a new release, Fannie Mae announced that it has executed its seventh and final Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CIRT) transaction of the year, revealing that if the covered pool of loans...

While U.S. home prices remain elevated, many Americans are increasingly choosing rental homes as their first choice because more of them are prepared and able to pay more to have the space and...

"Homeowner equity typically mirrors home-price trends, and the third quarter of this year followed that pattern," said Rob Barber, CEO for ATTOM. "Equity remained elevated as the value of...

The U.S. housing market is showing signs of relief for buyers, as home prices drop in more than half of the largest metropolitan areas. According to the Realtor.com® September Housing Market...

Escalating home values have driven up property taxes, leading to homeowner distress, making it more important than ever to help them understand and plan for these increases. Meanwhile, as interest...

The real-time pace of change in markets, regulations, and customer expectations has shoved mortgage servicers into the same shifts that originators faced after the 2008 housing crisis. This once...

In September, the highest number of commercial foreclosures were found in pricey states such as California, New York, and Florida, while overall commercial foreclosures also increased from the...

Cloudvirga polled recent homebuyers on the increasing use of digitalization in the front-end of the mortgage origination process and asked whether adoption of these tools is enhancing or hurting...

While some 10% of jumbo loans have an interest rate of roughly 6%, new CoreLogic data indicates that, in comparison to prior years, jumbo mortgage originations saw a notable drop in both dollar...

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Redfin examines the opinions for renters and homeowners navigating rent increases and forecasts potential downsides to enacting rent-control policies. The post A Closer Look at Rent-Control...