Regulators Crackdown on Lenders for Referral Fees and Excessive Paperwork
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is starting the new year with two significant crackdowns on lender practices, reported CNN Money. In the first case, […]
Residential Real Estate
3D Printers Now Used to Build Houses and Office Buildings
3D printing, which refers to the process of using a digital file and printer to manufacture a three dimensional solid object, is increasingly being used to build […]
Keller Williams Reports Strong Growth in Q4 2016
Keller Williams, the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count, shattered its Q4 and year-end records for agent production, profit, and profit share, according […]
2016 Home Sales: A Year in Review
Home sales in 2016 reached their highest levels in 8-years despite a slowdown in the month of December, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report. The median […]
New Company Helps Buyers with Down Payments
Unison, a San Francisco-based company, is offering to assist buyers with their down payments in exchange for equity in the subject property, according to an […]
Mortgage Rates Take a Breather, But Are Higher than Last Year
For the second week in a row, Realtor.com reports that Freddie Mac published the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week ending Jan. […]
New Platform for Global Real Estate Listings
In response to greater volumes of cross-border real estate transacations, a new online platform will enable buyers and investors to search for real estate listings […]
Forecast: The Top Housing Markets of 2017
Forbes magazine and Local Market Monitor analyzed 300 housing markets across the U.S. and came up with a joint list of the Top 20 Housing […]
Wage Growth Lags Behind Home Price Appreciation, Affordability at 8-Yr. Low
Income growth hasn’t kept up with multi-year gains in home prices in 81% of U.S. real estate markets, according to a report by ATTOM Data Solutions’. […]
Buying a Home is Cheaper than Renting in Two-Thirds of U.S. Markets
According to ATTOM Data Solutions’ 2017 Rental Affordability Report, buying a home is more affordable than renting in 66% of U.S. housing markets. However, rising […]