Black Homebuyers More Likely to be Denied Mortgages, Report Finds
Racial disparities in homeownership are partially contributed to by the mortgage industry, according to a new report from LendingTree. LendingTree’s...
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Team Tactics: 4 Tips If You’re Not Fitting in on a New Team
So, you’ve joined a new real estate team. Maybe you’ve gone from a solo agent to a team member, or...
Rocket Companies Names Varun Krishna CEO as Bob Walters Prepares to Retire
Rocket Companies, the parent company of Rocket Mortgage and Rocket Homes, is making significant leadership moves mere days before reporting...
Mortgage Delinquencies Drop Back Down to Historic Low
For the month of May, 2.6% of all mortgages in the U.S. were in some stage of delinquency, a 0.1...
Consumer Spending Data Provides Further Signs of Cooling Inflation
In the wake of the Federal Reserve ending its short-lived “pause” on rate hikes, the latest personal consumption expenditure (PCE)...
Mortgage Mix: Current Rates and Affordability Challenges Keep Buyers on the Sidelines
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....
Seller Shortage ‘Plateaus’ Ahead of ‘Unseasonable’ Fall Activity
For buyers’ agents wondering where all the listings are, or listing agents struggling to find clients, there is some potentially...
THE PLAYBOOK: Strategies for a More Productive Consumer Consultation
Editor’s Note: The Playbook is an RISMedia biweekly segment centering on what brokers and agents are doing to ensure they...
Pending Sales Point Toward Potential Late-Year Rally
After declining every month since February, the forward-looking metric of pending home sales saw a slight uptick in June, rising...
Mortgage Rates Rise This Week
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) increased from last week’s average of 6.78% to an average of 6.81% this week, according...
Condo or House? Helping Clients Decide Which Makes More Sense
With home prices still elevated in much of the country, condos have become more realistic for buyers determined to exit the rental train. Read more.
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