Financing Will 2019 Mortgage Rates Be Back to Normal? Forecasting mortgage rates can be a tricky business, but reporting from MarketWatch shows the latest 2019 predictions from housing experts. ...
Financing 'Chronic Climate Risk' Worrying Insurers, Prompting Policy Changes Homes at risk for wildfire damage may not be insurable in the coming years. A new report from insurance broker Aon finds that losses from...
Financing Equity Gains Shrink For Homeowners Homeowners saw an average home equity gain of $12,400 year over year in the third quarter, the smallest gain in two years. The third...
Financing Proptech Startup Gives Millennial Buyers Green Light A new proptech startup called Greendoor from Bill Lyons, CEO and founder of mortgage lender Griffin Funding aims to help Millennial and tech...
Builders D.R. Horton Acquires Iowa-Based Classic Builders The large home builder has acquired one of Iowa's biggest builders, Classic Builders, based in Des Moines. The $60 million deal includes the...
Economics Rates to Take Major Bite Out of Home Value Growth by 2020 According to federally-backed lender Freddie Mac's two-year forecast, rising mortgage rates may cut annual home price appreciation rates in...
Financing Mortgage Rate Highest in 8 Years, Affordability Lowest According to Freddie Mac data, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased 20 basis points to 4.83 percent in October 2018, the highest since...
Financing Buyer Demand Grew Week of Thanksgiving Total mortgage application volume grew 5.5 percent the week of November 19 over the previous week, but was down 16 percent annually. The...
Financing New Rules for All-Cash Real Estate Deals On November 15, the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) toughened regulations on all-cash real estate transactions...
New-Home Sales More Homebuyers Are More Financially Prepared Today's homebuyer is more likely to be more financially prepared for homeownership than buyers were before the housing crash. A new...