Mortgage Mix: Rates Finally Come Down, but in Baby Steps
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon....
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Foreclosure Starts Decline Slightly in April, While Completions Rise
A total of 31,649 properties had foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions—in April 2024, according to the latest...
Economic Index Declines Again in April, Pointing to Slower Growth
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. decreased 0.6% in April to 101.8, after decreasing 0.3% in...
States Face Unique Risks, Scrutiny as NAR Settlement Trickles Down
Overlooked in the national scramble to address the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) settlement, and comprehend (or decry) all the...
Budnick Out, Blefari Returning as CEO at HSF Affiliates
In an unexpected move last week but made public May 16, Christy Budnick announced that she was stepping down June...
Mortgage Rates Decrease Again
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.02% this week, down for the second week in a row from last week’s...
Housing Starts Rebound in April, Rising 5.7%
With the U.S. still experiencing a housing shortage due to construction halts from the COVID-19 pandemic, housing completions, and starts,...
Op-Ed: How We Got Here
Above, Michele Harrington speaking at last year's 2023 RISMedia Power Broker Forum in Anaheim, California. Editor’s Note: The historic events...
The Buyer Agent Playbook: Brokerage Leaders On Generating New Business Post-Burnett
Above, Filippo Incorvaia and Sarah Close When real estate professionals, and anyone else for that matter, look back on what...
Why Homeowners Across the U.S. Are Acquiring Home Equity Loans
In a high price market like the one real estate has seen for the past few years, many homeowners have...
Top 4 ‘Don’t Bother’ Projects to Flag for Your Home Sellers
There’s a big difference in value between making improvements when planning to stay in a home versus prepping it for the market. Read more.
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