DataDigest: How and where homebuilders are closing deals
For the fourth consecutive month, homebuilder confidence sank in November, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index published last week. The...
Attom appoints new chairman of the board
Attom Data Solutions has appointed Ned Stringham to the role of chairman of the board. His addition expands the board to six members.
The property data...
Have we finally hit the bottom in existing home sales?
Has the epic crash in existing home sales finally found a workable bottom to rise from? The 10-year yield will be our guide, as I discussed...
Rocket TPO announces a 25 bps credit on non-owner-occupied agency loans
Rocket Pro TPO, the wholesale arm of Rocket Mortgage, announced Monday a promotion related to the loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) on agency mortgages for non-owner-occupied...
US annual rent growth slows for the 17th straight month in September: CoreLogic
Single-family rent prices in the United States only rose by 2.6% year over year in September, the lowest rent growth recorded in three years. That’s according...
CMG Financial adds Shamrock’s $300M-plus origination team
California-based mortgage lender CMG Financial announced the integration of Shamrock Home Loans’ origination team, which will boost its presence in New England.
That’s not the first addition to CMG this year. In...
Home prices will fall in 2024: Morgan Stanley
Let’s not sugarcoat it: 2023 was a bad year for the housing market. Mortgage rates eclipsed 8% at one point, inventory hit all-time lows, and home...
Existing-home sales have nowhere to go but up in 2024?
Elevated mortgage rates and high home prices pushed sales of existing homes down again in October to the lowest monthly pace since August 2010.
Existing-home sales dropped...
HousingWire Magazine: October/November 2023 – HousingWire
On HousingWire branding calls earlier this year, someone asked us what our tagline, “Moving Markets Forward,” means to me. Having referred to this phrase for over...
6 ways real estate agents can use AI to become the ultimate authority
You might have heard about AI in sci-fi movies or tech conferences, but do you know that it’s a game-changer for real estate agents too? That’s...