HousingWireHousingWire The reverse mortgage industry was more than ready to turn the corner from the tumult of 2024. And the first month of 2025 brought technical positivity in key performance metrics while still remaining relatively unchanged overall. Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements increased by 0.6% from December 2024 to…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The number of family caregivers who support older relatives in either home-based or residential care settings increased by 32% between 2011 and 2022 — a sharp rise that can be attributed to an increase in the number of caregivers living with recipients. Researchers also say this could be partially…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Foreclosure activity has declined significantly since the housing crisis of the late 2000s, and distressed home marketplace Auction.com reported this week that it expects the number of foreclosure-auction sales in 2025 to drop to the second-lowest total on record. California-based Auction.com published its 2025 Distressed Market Outlook report on…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Expensive mortgages, rents and other housing expenses are already challenging for many Americans. But facing things alone presents a bigger challenge for single individuals, according to a report released Wednesday by Redfin. The report from the Seattle-based real estate brokerage highlighted household capabilities for handling mortgage and rent payments….
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The formula for success in real estate couldn’t be more straightforward. Do simple things every day — and do them 10% better than the average agent. Fancy fails. Simple scales. Why only 10% better and not 60% better? Let’s not sugarcoat reality. Seventy percent of Realtors in your market…
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