Initial Jobless Claims Remain Stubbornly High
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell slightly last week, the Labor Department reported yesterday, but only after an upward revision from the previous week’s numbers.
Reports Cite ‘Disproportionate’ Housing Impacts for Women, Minorities
Women and minorities still face “disproportionate” housing impacts, two new reports said.
Forecasts See Little Letup in Home Price Growth, Despite Coronavirus
Reports from Veros Real Estate Solutions, Santa Ana, Calif., and Fitch Ratings, New York, said home prices will continue to climb, despite the coronavirus pandemic, well through 2021.
Wells Fargo Securities: Pandemic Could Accelerate Retail Sector Trends
The economy has improved from a few months ago, “[but] the same cannot be said of the retail sector,” said Wells Fargo Securities, Charlotte, N.C.
The World is Changing: is Real Estate Ready?
It’s safe to say 2020 has been one “hold my beer” moment after another. And the real estate finance industry, says States Title, San Francisco, had better be prepared for more changes—or risk obsolescence.