Category: Top National News

CNBC, Feb. 7, 2024-Diana OlickMortgage demand is struggling to contend with what appears to be another upswing in interest rates. Homebuyers in particular are pulling back.Click here for more

Reuters, February 5, 2024–Ann Saphir, Howard SchneiderU.S. banks anticipate an increase in demand for loans as interest rates fall this year, even as they further tighten credit standards on some …

Bloomberg, February 12, 2024–Diana LiThe head of one of the largest mortgage trade groups in the U.S. said proposed rules on bank capital levels have the potential to upend the …

Bloomberg, February 12, 2024–Diana LiThe head of one of the largest mortgage trade groups in the U.S. said proposed rules on bank capital levels have the potential to upend the …

Newsweek, Feb. 5, 2024-Omar MohammedA strong jobs market and the Federal Reserve’s signal that it is likely to hold rates but cut at some point during the year sets up …

Globe St., Jan. 30, 2024-Philippa MaisterIt looks like 2024 could be the year when investors lose their fear of the CRE markets even as they note the risks around them. …

Home Equity Lending News, Feb. 2, 2024Home-equity lenders have a range of valuation alternatives to traditional appraisals depending on the characteristics of the property. These alternatives utilize a combination of …

The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 2, 2024Why are U.S. commercial real estate problems rapidly going global? The reasons are actually quite local.Click here for more (subscription)

The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 1, 2024-Nick TimiraosFor Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, deciding when to cut interest rates is hard enough: Too soon, and inflation could rise again. Too …

Newsweek, Jan. 24, 2024-Omar MohammedAmericans appear to have paused on refinancing home loans amid a slight uptick in mortgage rates, but prospective owners are still prepared to plunge into the …