In This Article Real estate investors are eschewing the tried-and-trusted strategy of buying and holding assets for the long term and jettisoning their rental properties to escape a softening market, according to a new report from Realtor.com. Data from Realtor.com’s Investor Report showed that about 11% of all homes sold in the U.S. last year
In This Article There’s some good news regarding late mortgage payments. Freddie Mac, the government-affiliated home loan backer, reported that serious delinquencies for single-family homes—individuals three months or more behind on their mortgage payments—decreased in April compared to March. The Slide Into Foreclosures for Single-Family Homes Appears to Have Eased The exact numbers that have
In This Article Don’t expect your home equity to increase this year. That’s the forecast from brokerage and listings site Redfin, which, along with Zillow, predicts that house prices are expected to remain flat or drop by about 1% by year-end. The main reason for the stagnation is mortgage rates, which Redfin predicts will remain
In This Article Privatizing government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) mortgage backers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appear to be edging closer to reality. This move could not only generate a substantial amount of money for some of Wall Street’s financial titans but also have profound implications for mortgage rates. “I am giving very serious consideration to bringing
In This Article Watching mortgage rates bounce around over the past few weeks has been liable to give you whiplash. While the rest of the world was wringing its hands about stocks falling off a cliff, real estate investors were quietly crossing their fingers with news that mortgage rates had dropped to their lowest level
In This Article America could be facing months of stagflation—a combination of high inflation, high unemployment, and slow economic growth—in light of President Trump’s economic policies. That’s according to former Federal Reserve president Bill Dudley. This means that for real estate investors, things could be about to get very bumpy. In a Bloomberg opinion piece, Dudley
In This Article A secret blacklist? It sounds like something from a Netflix thriller. However, that’s the scenario unfolding when some condo owners have attempted to sell their homes and investments, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Described as a Fannie Mae-maintained “secret mortgage blacklist,” it refers to a list compiled by
In This Article Buying real estate with friends or business partners often seems like a good idea, but it can be an exasperating experience when it goes wrong. With homeownership and investing becoming increasingly difficult amid high interest rates and property prices, more people are turning to “friends with benefits” to get on the property
In This Article Traditionally, young people have been desperate to leave their small towns and strike out for high-paying jobs in the big city. However, the exorbitant cost of city living has resulted in the opposite now being true. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, younger Americans aged 25 to 44 have been moving to smaller towns
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