The Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2024-Kate KingAmerica’s two leading dollar-store chains are heading in opposite directions. One discounter is expanding aggressively while its rival contracts. The difference comes down largely …
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Self-Righteous or Poorly Trained, Too Many Agents Spoil the Pot
National Mortgage Professional, April 2, 2024–Lew Sichelman“The agents who are the most difficult to work with are the ones who sell the most houses.”Click here for more (page 12)
Multigenerational Housing is Coming Back in a Big Way
Vox, April 1, 2024–Jolie MyersAccording to the Pew Research Center, a quarter of all adults ages 25 to 34 now live in a multigenerational living situation (which it defines as …
Senior Housing Rebounds as Boomers Move In
The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2024-Peter GrantThe outlook is finally brightening for investors in the senior-housing market, many of whom bet billions of dollars that the aging of the …
MBA Chief Criticizes Biden’s Rent Control Plan
MPA, April 1, 2024-Candyd MendozaThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is sounding alarms over President Biden’s plan to impose a 10% annual cap on rent increases at properties supported by the …
Top Commercial Mortgage Lenders Revealed
MPA, April 1, 2024-Candyd MendozaThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has revealed the top commercial and multifamily real estate lenders for 2023.Click here for more
Q&A: Jamie Woodwell, Mortgage Bankers Association
Scotsman Guide, April 2024, Jeff BondAfter a gloomy 2023, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) expects commercial activity to rebound, with overall borrowing and lending to rise from last year’s $444 …
Housing Market Malaise Hasn’t Cut Options for Equity-Rich Homeowners
Orange County Register, April 1, 2024–Jeff LazersonThe average homeowner now has $299,000 in equity, $193,000 of which is tappable while still maintaining a 20% equity stake.Click here for more
Why It’s So Expensive to Live in Phoenix
The New York Times, March 29, 2024-Peter S. GoodmanIn the five years since they began their life together in the desert sprawl of greater Phoenix, Devon Lawrence and Eren Mendoza …
The Housing Market Is Thawing as an Increasing Number of ‘Mortgage Lock’ Homes Go Up for Sale, JPMorgan Says
Business Insider, March 29, 2024-Jennifer SorThe housing market looks like it’s starting to thaw, thanks to a growing number of mortgage-locked sellers who are opting to put their homes on …