The New York Times, Aug. 22, 2024-Conor DoughertyThe housing crunch has been well documented in high-cost big cities, where rents and mortgages break the bank. Now it has moved into …
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Monthly Mortgage Payments Decline for First Time Since 2020: Analysis
The Hill, Aug. 22, 2024-Tobias BurnsMortgage payments edged downwards for the first time in four years as falling inflation is finally being felt in the housing sector.Click here for more

Wildfires Threaten 2.6 Million Homes in the Western U.S.: CoreLogic
HousingWire, Aug. 21, 2024-Jeff AndrewsClimate change has supercharged wildfires in high-risk areas across the country, and the impacts on housing could be catastrophic.Click here for more (subscription)

Could That Garage Be Apartments? New York Hunts for Places to Build
The New York Times, Aug. 21, 2024-Mihir ZaveriNew York City is turning to its own properties — including libraries, parking lots and garages — in a desperate search for space …

Call It ‘Tech-lanta.’ The City’s Thriving Industry Is Boosting Real Estate, Too.
Mansion Global, Aug. 21, 2014-Zoe RosenbergAtlanta is winning investment from top tech companies because it’s where the talent is and wants to stay, wooed by the top-notch universities, low cost …

U.S. Home-Purchase Applications Slide to Lowest Since February
Bloomberg News, Aug. 21, 2024-Vince GolleA measure of US mortgage applications for home purchases slid last week to the lowest level since February, indicating elevated housing prices are impeding a …

Mortgage Originations Are Finally a Moneymaker Again
National Mortgage News, Aug. 20, 2024-Brad FinkelsteinFor the first time in two years, independent mortgage bankers made money on their production as per-loan costs were significantly lower, the Mortgage Bankers …

Hotel Suite or Dorm Room? Unpacking the College Campus Housing Crunch
USA Today, Aug. 20, 2024-Zachary SchermeleTwo weeks ago, Anne Williams was angrily poring over an email from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette that said her son would have to …

Fractional Ownership of Vacation Homes Takes Off With High Net Worth Individuals From Hollywood to Sports
The Hollywood Reporter, Aug. 20, 2024-Ingrid SchmidtAt the upper echelon of the real estate market, high interest rates and taxes are driving a trend of fractional ownership of second, third …

Real Estate Brokerages See Slight Rise In Profitability In First Half Of 2024
National Mortgage News, Aug. 20, 2024-Erica DrzewieckiMore real estate brokerages were profitable in the first six months of 2024 than the year prior, according to a newly released study by …