Orange County Register, Jan. 5, 2024–Jeff LazersonMortgage rates are falling as household debt is climbing.As of Jan. 4, the Freddie Mac 30-year fixed sat at 6.62, 1 basis point higher …
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Demolishing Homes That Sustain Hurricane Damage Can Improve Local Economy
Scientific American, Jan. 5, 2024-Thomas Frank and E&E NewsLocal property values and business development increased after a large government program was used to purchase flood-damaged homes in the wake of …
Buying Home and Auto Insurance Is Becoming Impossible
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 8, 2024-Jean EagleshamAfter Allstate suffered billions of dollars in losses and failed to get the rate increases it wanted, it resorted to the nuclear option.Click …
Chill in the Housing Market Seeps Into Other Industries
The New York Times, Jan. 1, 2024-Martha C. WhiteJohn Matheson, a home inspector in Alameda, Calif., kept busy during the pandemic when the housing market was red hot. But as …
Investor Appetite for Retail Real Estate Is Heating Up Again
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 19, 2023-Kate KingBig investment firms that have shunned retail real estate for years are giving the sector a fresh look, the latest sign that this …
Mortgage Bankers Association Reports Decrease In Forbearance Rates For November 2023
National Mortgage Professional, Dec. 19, 2023-Christine StuartThe Mortgage Bankers Association says there was a three basis point decrease in the total number of loans in forbearance. As of November 30, …
What Will 2024 Offer Us?
Weekly Real Estate News, Dec. 20, 2023–Phil HallA Phil Hall Op-Ed: Over the past couple of weeks, there have been a number of forecasts about where the U.S. economy in …
Housing Association Leaders on the Affordability Landscape, 2024 Priorities
HousingWire, Jan. 1, 2024-Chris ClowAffordability remains a critical issue in virtually all conversations about housing, and few people understand that reality better than leading housing and mortgage industry advocacy groups.Click …
A Real-Estate Juggernaut Ran Off the Rails in 2023
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 1, 2024-Peter GrantFrom 2019 to 2022, a new type of real-estate fund became one of the hottest fundraising juggernauts on Wall Street by giving individual …
Eyes on the Horizon
MortgagePoint magazine, Dec. 13, 2023–Eric C. PeckAs we get set to enter a new year, MortgagePoint took the opportunity to poll several industry execs from across the mortgage finance spectrum—from …