Core Costs Spike as Inflation Defies Fed Efforts
Another closely watched Consumer Price Index (CPI) report is providing some mixed signals as uncertainty continues to be the driving...
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Buyers, a Seller and a Renter Share Success Stories
Above, the Norwalk, Connecticut house Mike Wray and Julia Marshella bought after a long house-hunting journey. The three houses in...
Mexico No. 1 (Again) in Homebuying Destination Searches in the Americas
The combination of pandemic restrictions easing in 2021 and many people working remotely has spurred more and more Americans to...
Mortgage Fraud Risk Drops by 7.5% Year-Over-Year in Q2 2022
Mortgage fraud risk has dropped 7.5% year over year in the second quarter of 2022, as measured by CoreLogic’s Mortgage...
U.S. Home Equity Increases Again in Q2 2022
U.S. homeowners with mortgages (which account for roughly 63% of all properties) saw equity increase by 27.8% year over year,...
For One Agent, Cookies Keep Ex-Clients Close
Remember that line in The Godfather wherein Michael Corleone explains how his father taught him to “Keep your friends close...
Mortgage Mix: Demand Pulls Back as Rates Go Up
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....
Foreclosure Starts Reach Pre-Pandemic Levels Nationwide
U.S. properties with foreclosure filings, which include default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions, totaled 34,501 in August 2022, up...
Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level Since 2008
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.89% this week, up from 5.66% last week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage...
Four Western States and Florida Are at Most Risk for Wildfire Damages in 2022
Wildfires commonly affect the Western U.S., but climate change and the region’s severe drought of recent years has only exacerbated...
Frozen Lockboxes: Tools and Strategies for Deicing Before a Showing
A truly blistering winter can freeze up locks, both lockboxes and locks on the doors themselves, so it can pay off to have a fast-acting solution. Read more.
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