Puget Sound Business Journal, Aug. 5, 2025-Jessica PerezAlison Beddard, a former managing principal at Cushman & Wakefield, is the new CEO for CREW–Commercial Real Estate Women.Click here for more
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A Home-Equity Loan May Take Weeks (but No Need to Tidy Up the House)
WTOP News, Aug. 11, 2025-Jeff ClabaughU.S. homeowners are sitting on a record $34.5 trillion in home equity, and more are tapping that mountain of accessible assets.Click here for more
Home Prices Fall in Tampa Bay, Rise in Midwest and Northeast
Axios Tampa Bay, Aug. 11, 2025-Yacob Reyes and Sami SparberReal estate prices are all about “location, location, location,” and right now that’s particularly true — in half the country home …
Barrage of Mortgage Lenders in Your Mailbox Coming to an End Under New Law
Orange County (Calif.) Register, Aug. 8, 2025-Jeff Lazerson Under bipartisan legislation, the U.S. Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, or so-called trigger lead legislation, will bring to an end unwanted solicitation from …
Trump is Planning a Massive IPO of the Government’s Mortgage Companies
CNN, Aug. 8, 2025-David Goldman, Samantha Delouya, Alejandra Jaramillo, Matt Egan President Donald Trump and his economic advisers are planning a historic sale of stock in Fannie Mae and Freddie …
Trump Preparing IPO for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Later This Year
The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 8, 2025-Corrie Driebusch, AnnaMaria Andriotis and Gina HeebThe Trump administration is preparing to sell stock in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase; green …
Average Rate on a 30-Year Mortgage Drops to Lowest Level Since April
Associated Press, Aug. 7, 2025-Alex VeigaThe average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage has fallen to its lowest level in four months, welcome news for prospective homebuyers who have been …
Freddie Mac: Borrowing Rates Continuing to Slide
MPA, Aug. 8, 2025-Jonalyn CuetoUS mortgage rates are continuing to decline. Redfin’s latest survey revealed that its estimate of the 30-year average fell again last week, while Freddie Mac’s latest …
Student Housing Sees Modest Growth as Enrollment Slowly Climbs
Globe St., Aug. 8, 2025-Kristen SmithbergPrivate fixed investment in student dormitories has rebounded since the pandemic disrupted in-person learning, growing 0.3% during the second quarter, or 2.1% year-over-year, to a …
U.S. Households Expect Higher Longer-Run Inflation, New York Fed Says
Reuters, Aug. 7, 2025-Michael S. DerbyAmericans’ longer-term inflation outlook deteriorated in July even as households boosted their views on the current and future state of their respective financial situations, according …