HousingWire, Feb. 11, 2025-Neil PiersonThe long-range forecast for mortgage rates has dimmed in recent months, but stability has returned to the market more recently as rates are slowly creeping back …
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41 Housing Markets Where Inventory Just Tipped in Favor of Buyers
Fast Company, Feb. 11, 2025-Lance LambertWhile homebuyers and home sellers still see headlines about the housing market being a seller’s market and national home prices reaching all-time highs, a deeper …
When Will Mortgage Rates Go Down? Forecast for Rest of 2025
Newsweek, Feb. 11, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroAnalysts at Wells Fargo, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) have revised their expectations for the direction mortgage rates …
Aging Boomers Are About to Rekindle the Senior-Housing Market
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 11, 2025-Peter GrantSenior housing has been one of the biggest disappointments for commercial real-estate investors. Now thanks to millions of aging baby boomers, that may …
A Sore Spot in L.A.’s Housing Crisis: Foreign-Owned Homes Sitting Empty
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 9, 2025-Rebecca PiciottoSAN MARINO, Calif.—In an upscale Los Angeles suburb around 10 miles from a neighborhood charred by recent wildfires, unscathed seven-figure homes sit on …
Apartment Investment Market Thaws Despite High Interest Rates
Globe St., Feb. 10, 2025-Erika MorphyAs the apartment investment market navigates through 2025, a new normal is emerging, shaped by the lingering effects of high interest rates and evolving economic …
How Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Reform Could Change Servicing
National Mortgage News, Feb. 10, 2025-Bonnie SinnockCurrent leaders in Washington could scale back the role Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac play as servicing, lending and technology innovators, particularly if officials …
The U.S. City Where Homes Prices Have Jumped Nearly 30%
Newsweek, Feb. 10, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroJackson, Mississippi, saw the biggest home price jump in the nation in the last quarter of 2024, according to a new report by Realtor.com.Click here for …
FHA and VA Loan Delinquencies “Increasing at a Faster Pace” – MBA
MPA, Feb. 7, 2025-Candyd MendozaMortgage delinquency rates climbed in the fourth quarter of 2024, with government-backed loans, particularly FHA and VA mortgages, showing the steepest increases, according to the Mortgage …
Map Shows Where California Homes Are Sliding Into the Ocean
Newsweek, Feb. 7, 2025A growing number of homes in Southern California are now at risk of sliding into the ocean, according to a new study by NASA researchers.Click here for …