The Wall Street Journal, March 3, 2025-Carol Ryan Stark regional differences are opening up in the housing market. Buyers have the power to demand big price cuts in some parts …
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It’s a Surprisingly Good Time to Be in the Property Insurance Business
The Wall Street Journal, March 7, 2025-Telis DemosRecent headlines about property and casualty insurance have been rough. Words including “crisis” have been used to describe the market, particularly in places …
FHA Updates Foreclosure Ban for Los Angeles County Wildfires
National Mortgage News, March 6, 2025-Bonnie SinnockThe Federal Housing Administration gave borrowers afflicted by January’s wildfires additional relief on Thursday that will affect how servicers handle loans the government agency …
How the Pandemic Transformed the Housing Market in 5 Years
Axios, March 10, 2025-Sami SparberThe pandemic upended America’s housing market, delivering wins for homeowners and roadblocks for those still dreaming.Click here for more (subscription)
Jumping The Student Debt Hurdle
National Mortgage Professional, March 8, 2025-Lew SichelmanThere has been an upward trend in educational borrowing over the past several decades, according to the Federal Reserve, to the point where four …
Home Affordability Declines Across the U.S.
MPA, Feb. 28, 2025-Jonalyn CuetoThe affordability of home purchases declined in January as the median mortgage payment applied for by prospective buyers rose to $2,205, marking a 3.7% increase from …
Five Years Later: How the Pandemic Reshaped the Housing Market
MPA, Feb. 28, 2025-Candyd MendozaThe U.S. housing market has undergone a dramatic transformation since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.Click here for more
Majority of U.S. Homes Don’t Have Flood Insurance Despite Rising Risk
PropertyCasualty360, Feb. 26, 2025-Joe ToppeFlooding is the most common and expensive natural disaster in the U.S. and 96.7% of homes don’t have flood insurance, according to a report by ValuePenguin.Click …
Pro Take: Households Squeezed, and Financial Stability Risks Raised, as Climate Threats Boost Insurance Costs
The Wall Street Journal Pro, Feb. 26, 2025-Yuri NaganoClimate change not only wreaks havoc on households that find themselves in the path of destructive weather-related events. It also poses potential …
Map Shows 10 Best States To Buy Fixer-Upper Homes
Newsweek, Feb. 25, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroMaine, West Virginia and New Jersey are the three best states in the nation for buyers seeking fixer-upper homes, according to a new study by home …