Foreclosure filings are rising. Could the trend continue in 2025?
With fluctuating mortgage rates and economic pressure in the housing market, foreclosure activity ramped up in October 2024. According to real estate data provider Attom, homebuyers...
Bill Pulte to be considered for HUD secretary, report claims
Bill Pulte, the philanthropist and CEO of Pulte Capital — and who shares a name with his grandfather, the founder of Atlanta-based homebuilder PulteGroup — is...
Rocket Mortgage origination volume jumps 28% in Q3
Detroit-based Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, saw its strategy of investing in technology and expanding its servicing portfolio start to pay off in the...
Weichert Realtors settles the commission lawsuits
Weichert Realtors has taken a page from eXp World Holdings and settled the commission lawsuits — but with the Hooper (formerly Phillips) plaintiffs rather than with the...
Housing market pauses for election
There are 28% more homes on the market than a year ago. Inventory was still growing each week in November of 2023. Remember that 2024 inventory...
States are making ADUs easier to build. Now it’s up to municipalities to follow...
The national housing shortage, the benefits of increased density, an ongoing shift in consumer tastes toward smaller homes closer to where the urban action is, and...
SERHANT. expands in South Carolina with addition of Charleston team
SERHANT. has added a high-performing team to its presence in Charleston, South Carolina.
Key Avenue Group is leaving Keller Williams for SERHANT., bringing a team with more...
How have two hurricanes impacted housing inventory?
Here are new listings for last week over the past several years:
2024: 62,876
2023: 57,229
2022: 59,458
Price-cut percentage
In an average year, one-third of all homes take a price...
Fed rate cut brings more mortgage biz to JPMorgan, Wells Fargo. But is it...
JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are starting to feel the effects of the Federal Reserve’s 50-basis-point rate cut in September on their mortgage businesses. On Friday,...
Here’s what Kamala Harris has said about in-home care for older Americans
Democratic presidential nominee and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris recently made a media blitz in an effort to appeal to voters ahead of next month’s presidential...