FHA updates appraisal requirements on GSE-certified manufactured homes
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced this week that it has implemented updated appraisal requirements for the valuation of manufactured homes certified under...
6 strategies to get more from your MLS searches
Real estate agents and brokers, are you relying solely on that buyer drip you set up for your motivated and qualified clients? Has...
GAO highlights reverse mortgage counseling in new report
Older adults and people with disabilities are often prone to financial distress, and they may require more resources to better understand their circumstances...
Housing construction picked up in September, but developers are getting anxious
Housing starts climbed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,358,000 in September, according to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and...
Former HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge becomes a partner at law firm Taft
About two months after resigning as the 18th secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Marcia Fudge has joined...
Homebuilder sentiment falls again as mortgage rates climb toward 8%
With mortgage rates nearly touching 8%, builder confidence dropped four points in October, falling to its lowest point since January 2023, the National...
Chase Home Lending increases its closing guarantee
Chase Home Lending, the consumer and commercial banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co., has raised its closing guarantee from $5,000 to $20,000 until...
In this brutal housing market, you’ll need to make $115K to buy the typical...
The last two years of soaring mortgage rates and rising home prices have brought the fastest erosion in housing market affordability in modern...
DataDigest: Nearly 100,000 LOs have washed out
For years broker channel evangelists told me that a down market would give them an edge on their retail brethren. Well, it’s certainly...
Thinking of selling your real estate brokerage? Here’s how to prepare
Over the course of our 40+ years at RealTrends Consulting we’ve brokered and/or advised on over 900 transactions in the residential real estate...