U.S. Home Size Index 2022: Which Cities and States Get the Biggest Homes?
Home size has seen a large increase over the past several decades, from 909 square feet in 1949 to 2,480...
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Mortgage Rates Hit 6% for First Time Since 2008
Mortgage applications decreased for the fifth-straight week, down another 1.2% from last week’s dip of 0.8%, according to the latest...
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...
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...
Five Terms Buyers Must Discuss With You Before Signing
“Once a client finds a house they really want, decisions start moving quickly,” says one real estate broker. “It is much easier to understand the fee, the services and the expectations before they are ready to make an offer.” Read more.
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