Mortgage Mix: October Begins With Mortgage Rates Up Slightly
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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Job Growth Surprises With Big Payroll Boost in September
Any concerns about a slowing economy should be allayed for now. Employment grew substantially in September, per the latest release ...
Hispanic Homeownership Continues to Grow—Advocates Say It Is Time to Take Notice
Above, Rose Kemp As the industry celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, new data shows Hispanic homeownership continues to swiftly rise, and ...
Insurance Crisis Is Derailing Deals and Adding to Affordability Woes
Getting homeowners insurance used to be a fairly straightforward process. You’d shop around with two or three companies, compare rates ...
A Window of Opportunity: Changing the Real Estate Game by Raising the Bar
Hoby Hanna and Dermot Buffini. Photo by AJ Canaria. RISMedia’s 36th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange kicked off Wed., Sept. ...
Mortgage Rates Tick Up, but Market Outlook Remains Positive
Economists cite global affairs and short-term bounces in rates following the Fed’s recent big interest rate cut as reasons for ...
Brokers Narrowly Support Clear Cooperation: Survey
Clear Cooperation, the MLS policy that requires listings be posted to the MLS (with some key exceptions), is dividing the ...
Post-Settlement Open Houses: More Paperwork and Effort, but Still Super-Worthy
On a postcard-perfect Thursday morning in mid-September, at two open houses in tony Westport, Connecticut, listing agents Maryann Ross-Levanti and ...
Mortgage Applications Take a Breather, but Activity Still High
After four straight weeks of increases, home purchase applications registered a slight decline this week, but economists note that overall ...
Happiness Comes at a Cost: Where Homeownership Fits In
What’s the going rate for happiness these days? Studies have shown that income can directly correlate with emotional well-being, and ...
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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