The Washington Post, April 22, 2024-Barbera RubenAs she approached retirement, Clare Lynch began to think about downsizing from her Silver Spring, Md., split-level, where she had lived for 22 years. …
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There’s No Reason to Panic About Multifamily
GlobeSt.com, April 22, 2024–Jack RogersVacancy is up, values are going down, but long-term demographics are great.Click here for more
Freddie Mac Seeks Approval to Acquire CES Loans
Home Equity Lending News, April 22, 2024Freddie Mac is asking its regulator to allow it to begin purchasing closed-end second mortgages — a move that it says will benefit borrowers …
With Mortgage Rate Topping 7%, What Will it Take to Soften the Market?
Orange County Register, April 22, 2024–Jeff LazersonOnly an uptick in inventory will help buyers find more affordable house payments. “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage surpassed 7% for the first time this …
September Fed Cut Will Help Ease Mortgage Rates: Economist
Yahoo! Finance, April 19, 2024-Brad SmithThirty-year mortgage rates have hit above 7% with some experts believing it could hit 8% pretty soon. With US housing pricing and demand remaining high …
Millennials Are Coming for Your Golf Communities
The Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2024-Jessica FlintGabrielle Sloan, 30, and her husband, Brandon Sloan, 30, never thought they’d live on a golf course. Gabrielle doesn’t even play golf—yet, at …
Banks Believe They Are Well-Prepared for Commercial Real Estate Fallout
The Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2024-Telis DemosFor another quarter, big banks saw only a smattering of losses on office loans. But lenders still remain braced for a lot more.Click …
Primary State Schools in Power 5 Conferences Drive Student Housing Demand
Globe St., April 19, 2024-Philippa MaisterThose roaring crowds of students you see on the stands at big football games, screaming and waving their college colors around? They could be signaling …
Will House Prices Go Down? Housing Market Stung by New Prediction
Newsweek, April 19, 2024-Giulia CarbonaroThe Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, better known as Freddie Mac, is predicting that home prices will rise much more modestly in 2024 and 2025 than …
This Could Be the Year the Home-Improvement Boom Fizzles Out. Here’s Why.
The Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2024-Ryan DezemberA widely cited barometer of the remodeling market is pointing to the first annual decline in home-improvement spending since the housing bust of …