Newsweek, July 18, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroWith rising property taxes and surging home insurance premiums, homeowners are struggling to keep hold of their properties, as shown by a recent increase in serious …
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Need Some Money Squeezed from the Equity of Your Home? Beware of This New Way
Miami Herald, July 18, 2025-Lew SichelmanThere comes a time in practically every homeowner’s life when they consider using the equity they’ve built up in their house for one purpose or …
Your Credit Score Is Shaped by the Neighborhood Where You Grew Up
The Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2025-Justin LahartChildren are like sponges, constantly soaking up ideas and habits not just from their parents, but from all the people around them. This …
Foreclosure Red Flags: Legal Inquiries Hit Highest Level Since 2020
MPA, July 15, 2025-Candyd MendozaForeclosure-related legal inquiries surged nearly 30% year over year in Q2 2025, signaling mounting financial pressure on US households amid persistent debt and growing inflation anxiety.Click …
Flood Risk Is Widespread in the U.S. Few People Have Insurance for It
NPR, July 14, 2025-Michael CopleyNearly every county in the United States has experienced flooding in the past few decades, but just 4% of homeowners nationwide have flood insurance, according to …
Investors Snap Up Growing Share of U.S. Homes as Traditional Buyers Struggle
Associated Press, July 8, 2025-Alex VeigaReal estate investors are snapping up a bigger share of U.S. homes on the market as rising prices and stubbornly high borrowing costs freeze out …
How Gen Z Is Buying Homes
The New York Times, July 10, 2025-Vince DixonAs home prices swell further out of reach, more buyers are turning to unconventional purchasing strategies. One tactic, co-buying, is increasingly popular with …
HUD’s Plan to Lower Mortgage Insurance Premiums has Lenders, Borrowers ‘Enthusiastic’
McKnight’s Senior News, July 14, 2025-Kathleen Steele GaivinHUD’s proposal to lower mortgage insurance premiums to 25 basis points for all Federal Housing Administration multifamily mortgage loan programs “has both lenders …
Lenders Face Growing Climate Risk in Luxury Real Estate Lending
MPA, July 7, 2025-Candyd MendozaAs climate disasters intensify across the United States, high-net-worth buyers are increasingly factoring environmental risk into their real estate decisions – pushing lenders, developers, and agents …
Another Home Insurance Crisis Brewing?
National Mortgage Professional, July 7, 2025-Lew SichelmanHomeowners are either postponing important maintenance on their properties or doing the work themselves, all because it is too expensive to do otherwise, according …