HousingWireHousingWire Foreclosure activity continued its upward trend in April, with a total of 36,033 properties receiving default notices, scheduled for auction or repossessed, according to the latest data from real estate analytics firm ATTOM. The figure represents a 0.4% increase from March and a 13.9% jump compared to April 2024….
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire There is no doubt that CoStar Group threw everything it had into the 2024 launch of the revamped Homes.com. From Super Bowl ads that were part of the firm’s $1 billion marketing spend, to a reallocation of nearly all of its sales staff, Homes.com debuted with a bang. And…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The federal government’s cabinet-level housing agency continues to have a persistent issue with controlling for improper payments, a new watchdog report found. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report on Thursday that detailed how the department’s “efforts to…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has brought in an attorney from the same law firm that’s representing Elon Musk and New York City Mayor Eric Adams for two of its commission lawsuits. Last week, NAR made some changes to its legal counsel lineup by removing all attorneys from…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire In a recent CNBC interview, I said that President Trump wants lower mortgage rates to help the housing market deal with tariff impacts — especially the homebuilders. Trump believes that lowering mortgage rates will boost mortgage demand and counteract higher costs on building materials. During the COVID-19 pandemic, lumber…
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