Scandals, lawsuits, Fed rate cuts and iconic listings made headlines this year and kept the real estate industry buzzing. Now, let’s see how well you recall these standout moments of 2024
According to Inman's 2025 economic outlook, a soft landing for the economy would mean home prices keep rising and mortgage rates settle in at around 6%, with sales varying widely by region
Ahead of his Connect NYC appearance, CEO Varun Krishna details the mortgage giant's ambitious goals to grow its purchase loan business in 2025 by building closer ties to real estate agents
'We founded this company because buying a home no longer makes sense for a growing number of Americans': Acre Homes co-founder
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claims Rocket gave real estate agents incentives to steer consumers away from other companies. Rocket calls the allegations a 'lie' and political ploy
Core inflation rose less in November than had been expected, in part because housing costs rose at a slower pace, Pantheon Macroeconomics Chief US Economist Samuel Tombs said
Bond market investors who fund most mortgages focus on the latest dot plot, which shows Fed policymakers only expect to bring short-term rates down by half a percentage point in 2025
Requests for purchase loans picked up last week during a short-lived drop in rates, MBA survey shows, helped by gradually improving inventory conditions and economic outlook
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PACE lenders object to rule requiring them to evaluate borrowers' ability to repay and provide more comprehensive disclosures so homeowners can comparison shop for other financing
Some renters think a crash would help them buy a home. But a surprising number of homeowners also think a major downturn would be a good thing, LendingTree survey finds
'From an affordability perspective, we think 2025 will look a lot like 2024,' Fannie Mae chief economist says, but with more inventory in Sun Belt states, Mountain West and Pacific Northwest
Cloud banking software provider finishing up the year with a bang, partnering with a leading loan servicer and recruiting PlanSource veteran Srini Venkatramani as new head of product
Trade group for title insurers complains federal regulators are disregarding the views of lawmakers in allowing the program to move forward on the eve of a 2nd Trump administration
Order Insights helped protect over 130K files in November by validating transaction data, notifying title agents of discrepancies and identifying other potential fraud indicators
The latest CPI reading is in line with expectations, but progress in the fight against inflation has stalled, economists warn. A slower pace of easing might keep mortgage rates above 6% in 2025