HousingWire, Feb. 12, 2025-Jeff AndrewsThe housing market is starved for relief on mortgage rates, but hope for the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates just took a huge blow.Click here for …
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Why Your Expired Listing Could Be Like ‘Picking Juicy Grapes Off a Vine’ for a Realtor
Miami Herald, Feb. 11, 2025-Lew SichelmanWould-be sellers who have taken their houses off the market should be ready for an all-out blitz this spring from agents looking to relist their …
Mortgage Rates Move Lower, but Homebuyers Face Other Obstacles
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 …
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 …