Opinion Talk About a Recession If you’re worried that we are talking ourselves into a recession, I urge you to step back and consider history
Business Management Lessons Learned From a Downturn—Can They Help Us Next Time? Industry sage George Casey shares his experience and wisdom for confronting the next housing slowdown
Financing 4 Suggestions for Builders to Reduce Mortgage Policy Risk When the qualified mortgage (QM) patch expires in January 2021, some homebuyers could be pushed out of the market because Fannie Mae and...
Financing Empty Nesters Still Financially Supporting the Kids The parents cell phone plan must still be quite a deal for adult children as 38% of empty nesters report that they share paying that bill...
Financing Mortgage Demand Jumps Despite Interest Rates Spike Despite a September surge in mortgage interest rates, mortgage applications last week increased 6% from the previous week, pushing volume 15...
Planning + Development Evaluating Risks and Cost Before Buying Land Finding the right building site with no issues can be trick; that's where scrubbing the lot could help
Financing 401Ks Are Paying the Way to Some Home Purchases So how did 10% of first-time homebuyers finance their purchase to come up with a down payment and get out of paying private mortgage...
Financing Mortgage Rates Fall Again, Could Be Pushed Lower After reaching a 3-year low the previous week the fixed rate for a 30-year mortgage averaged 3.49% this week, down 9 basis points, according...
Financing Where to Retire? Personal finance site WalletHub.com updated its list of the best places in the United States for retirement. The criteria included overall...
Financing Mortgage Rates Near 3-Year Low The daily average rate for the fixed 30-year mortgage slipped to 3.79% last week, however that figure was not as low as expected given that...