HousingWireHousingWire Housing affordability is a constant issue faced by working-class renters and homebuyers in recent years. Despite rising home prices and mortgage rates, online lender NetCredit highlighted two major cities with a glimmer of hope for average earners seeking affordable housing in 2025. NetCredit’s released an analysis this week of…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Across the board, mortgage and real estate respondents to the HousingWire Pulse Q1 2025 survey say the housing market will be flat for the first three months of 2025. The majority chose “flat” when asked the direction of home sales and home prices. The good news? HousingWire experts are…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday announced the allocation of nearly $12 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for communities across 24 U.S. states and territories. This money is designed to go toward long-term recovery efforts for communities impacted by recent…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The reverse mortgage industry has long sought to streamline and maximize its ongoing efforts to connect with prospective borrowers. After a challenging year for the mortgage industry broadly and the reverse mortgage business specifically, companies are aiming to assess the best ways to accomplish these ongoing goals. Several reverse…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire On Friday, the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will meet and decide whether to weigh in on the legal battle between the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). A docket entry for the case lists Jan. 10 as the conference date for…
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