Opinion
Understanding the difference between steering and providing meaningful advice to clients is essential for navigating the future of real estate, writes mega team leader Carl Medford
Opinion
The changing real estate landscape and media misinformation are creating confusion for homesellers. Mega-team leader Carl Medford lays out the facts so you can educate clients
This is a moment in history when NAREB and our leaders must stand up for justice and equality, writes Dr. Courtney Johnson Rose, president of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers
Opinion
According to Keller Williams Head of Inclusion and Belonging Julia Lashay Israel, the Sitzer | Burnett commission case has broad implications for the accessibility of homeownership
Two closely watched forecasts agree that mortgage rates have probably peaked, but the MBA and Fannie Mae diverge sharply on how quickly they'll come down over the next 2 years
The Federal Housing Finance Agency says risk-based fee increases are aimed at ensuring the mortgage giants' safety and soundness, not to subsidize fee waivers for buyers of limited means
Premium cuts are expected to save borrowers $678M a year but don't apply to existing loans or release homeowners who have built up equity from 'life-of-loan' requirements
Mortgage investors have been demanding higher yields because of fears of prepayment risk if the loans they're funding now are refinanced when rates fall
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says pace of rate hikes could slow but may ultimately need to go higher than policymakers had forecast at their September meeting
The NAR, MBA and NAHB argue that the Federal Housing Administration is flush with cash, and that delinquency rates on FHA loans have returned to pre-pandemic lows
New technology and policy changes at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spur innovations by Guild Mortgage and Ready Life to help borrowers without credit scores and good payment histories
Longer loans, including a 50-year concept recently floated in the UK, are sometimes framed as a way to improve housing affordability. But the experts aren't convinced
Interactive tool tracks disparities in homeownership rates, home values and distribution of housing wealth by race and ethnicity
While not cheap, the suburbs chosen by realtor.com are best-fitted for families with kids
Alarm bells aren't ringing, but analysts are keeping a close eye on the trend