Financing Homeowners Stingy With Borrowing Despite Increasing Equity The National Association of Home Builders reports that despite increasing equity, homeowners have been cautious to open new lines of credit....
Financing The Cities With the Best 20-Year Return on Home Values Coastal cities dominate the list of U.S. metros that have experienced the greatest home value growth over the past 20 years. CNBC reports...
Financing New Startup Takes The Down Payment Out of Homebuying ZeroDown, a San Francisco-based startup, says it helps buyers purchase homes by taking the down payment out of the equation. The company...
Financing Mortgage Lenders Forecast Profit and Demand Growth CNBC reports that the net profit outlook for mortgage lenders in the second quarter of 2019 was positive for the first time in three years. ...
Financing Most Affordable Metros See Greatest Price Growth The National Association of Realtors found that metros where the median list price for a home is $400,000 or below are showing the strongest...
Financing Mortgage Applications Increased 26% Last Week Mortgage application volume jumped 26.8% last week compared to a week earlier, as consumers jumped to take advantage of the lowest mortgage...
Financing The New Face of Risky Borrowing Risky borrowing is making a comeback, but this time traditional banks are out of the picture. The New York Times reports that funds have...
Financing How Does Real Estate Drive Your State’s Economy? The National Association of Realtors analyzed the amount of revenue generated by a real estate transactions across U.S. states. NAR...
Economics How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Is Affecting Housing John Burns Real Estate Consulting reports that the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will likely benefit the majority of homeowners and renters. ...
Financing Falling Mortgage Rates Might Not Help Homebuyers Mortgage rates continued to decline last week, but Realtor.com reports that inaccurate perceptions of mortgage requirements may be...
