Business Insider, April 18, 2025-Jireh DengThere is a shortage of 7.1 million rental homes for extremely low-income renters, per a new report.Click here for more (subscription)
Category: Top National News
Where the Highest Property Tax Bills Are Found
National Mortgage News, April 17, 2025-Spencer LeeStark regional differences emerged in 2024 property tax data, as rates and levied totals pulled back nationally, but at the same time the average …
Distressed Office Sales Spike as Urban Vacancy Rises and Remote Work Persists
Globe St., April 18, 2025-Philippa MaisterThe bleak forecasts for U.S. office market distress are proving accurate as the year unfolds, according to a new report from CommercialEdge.Click here for more …
Apartment Supply in Some Markets Still to Peak
Globe St., April 17, 2025-Kristen SmithbergAfter a historic wave of apartment construction, supply appears to have peaked nationally, but some local markets have yet to fit this standard.Click here for …
Industry Reacts to FHA’s Loss Mitigation Changes
HousingWire, April 17, 2025-Chris ClowHousing industry pros are largely supportive of the raft of changes the Federal Housing Administration made related to the COVID-19 era loss mitigation waterfall.Click here for …
Mortgage Rates at Highest Since February, Freddie Mac Says
National Mortgage News, April 17, 2025Mortgage rates increased more than 20 basis points this week, but remained below the 7% mark, according to Freddie Mac.Click here for more (subscription)
Sellers Are Putting More Homes on the Market. But It’s Proving Difficult to Find Buyers.
Business Insider, April 17, 2025-Jennifer SorThe housing market saw a pronounced buyer-seller mismatch last month, and it’s proving difficult to draw prospective home buyers off of the sidelines, according to …
Mortgage Default Risk Falls in Q4 2024
MPA Mag, April 17, 2025Stronger borrower characteristics, such as slightly higher FICO scores and lower loan-to-value ratios, have led to a reduction in mortgage default risk in the U.S.Click here …
U.S. Mortgage Rates Jump Most Since October, Denting Home Demand
Bloomberg News, April 16, 2025-Vince GolleU.S. mortgage rates jumped last week by the most since October on the back of heightened volatility in the Treasury market, causing a pullback in …
Billionaires and CEOs Bet on Cheap San Francisco Real Estate
Bloomberg News, April 16, 2025-Biz CarsonIn San Francisco’s financial district, the One Montgomery building evokes the opulence of America’s turn of the 20th century gilded age. With its Tuscan columns, …