Protecting fair housing must be a non-negotiable part of building a more inclusive and equitable future, Color of Money podcast host Julia Lashay Israel writes.
Contributing investors included Alpaca VC, Hometeam, Animo Ventures and ResilienceVC. Funds will help Foyer integrate "down payment assistance, credit score recommendations, and mortgage guidance into an educational and data-driven journey."
Mortgage rates continue to be a thorn in homebuyers' side into the new year, as evidenced by a downturn in contract signings despite greater home tour activity. Redfin's latest market report revealed its Homebuyer Demand Index, a seasonally adjusted measure of tours and other buying services from Redfin agents, grew 2 percent annually during the week ending on Jan. 5.
The Agency founder Mauricio Umansky shares strategies for optimizing your current real estate business and planning for success in 2025.
A remodeling "supercycle," heartache for first-time homebuyers and heightened activity in the South and Midwest were among the possibilities at NAR's Real Estate Forecast Summit Thursday.
Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union (LAPFCU) expands its service area and membership base to include municipal, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies in 10 counties
In the latest filing in its quest for damages, Utah-based discount brokerage Homie asserted NAR, KW, RE/MAX and others created and enforced rules that amounted to an illegal conspiracy.
Mortgage discrimination and appraisal bias are eroding Black homeownership gains, according to the National Association of Real Estate Brokers' State of Housing in Black America.
Realtor.com launched the latest chapter of its eight-month buyer agency campaign on Tuesday with a passionate open letter from CEO Damian Eales. In the letter, Eales urged local, state and federal legislators to use their upcoming terms to meaningfully address housing affordability — or risk the collapse of a major pillar of the American Dream.
Easing mortgage rates and increased inventory in September undercut buyer anxiety from the previous months, leading to a 7.6 percent month over month increase in contract signings.
The question we should be asking about Kamala Harris' down payment grant proposal, Dr. Lee Davenport writes, is, "Will anyone jump through hurdles to take part in the program?"
Moderating mortgage rates and lessening buyer competition have pushed the U.S. median down payment down 7.33 percent over the past year, according to Realtor.com.