The Orange County Register, Feb. 28, 2024-Lou PonsiFor parents who are counting the days until their young adult children leave home to live on their own, the wait might be …
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Declining Boomer Ownership Will Free Up 9.2 Million Homes by 2035, Freddie Mac Says
Business Insider, Feb. 28, 2024-Aruni SoniAs baby boomers age, their homes are going to increasingly be hitting the open market. A new report from Freddie Mac estimates that declining homeownership …
Why U.S. Housing Inflation Relief May Be Short-Lived
Reuters, Feb. 28, 2024-Howard SchneiderU.S. Federal Reserve officials say they are confident housing inflation will finally cool in coming months, a key and long-awaited component of their effort to control …
Housing Market Shows No Sign of Thawing as Spring Buying Season Nears
CBS News, Feb. 28, 2024-Anne Marie LeeAlthough the housing market traditionally thaws every spring, aspiring homebuyers may want to consider an extended hibernation given what is an exceptionally tough market …
Flattening Rates Fail to Bring in Mortgage Borrowers
National Mortgage News, Feb. 28, 2024-Spencer LeeHome lending activity slowed for the fourth time in five weeks, even as interest rates tapped on the brakes after their recent acceleration, according …
Flattening Rates Fail to Bring in Mortgage Borrowers
National Mortgage News, Feb. 28, 2024–Spencer LeeHome lending activity slowed for the fourth time in five weeks, even as interest rates tapped on the brakes after their recent acceleration, according …
Banks Could See Preemption Win in Supreme Court Case
Inside Mortgage Finance, Feb. 28, 2024–Shannon ClarkBank of America and other national banks could be on track for a victory at the Supreme Court, based on oral arguments Tuesday. A …
Jamie Dimon Says the U.S. Can Avoid a Commercial Real Estate Crisis If the Economy Sticks a Soft Landing
Business Insider, Feb. 27, 2024-Yuheng ZhanJamie Dimon said the distress in the US commercial property sector won’t become a full-blown crisis, and will only deteriorate if the U.S. hits a …
Real Estate Grapples With Affordability Crisis as Aspiring Homeowners Stifled by Cost of Living, Low Incomes
Fox Business, Feb. 27, 2024-Kristen AltusThough another Great Recession may not be in America’s economic cards, a recent Bankrate survey has signaled “daunting” sentiment around homeownership.Click here for more
A Housing Shortage Is Testing Oregon’s Pioneering Land Use Law. Lawmakers Are Set to Tweak It
A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to prevent suburban sprawl and conserve nature and agriculture.