HousingWireHousingWire It may be a new year, but the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is continuing to face legal challenges over its membership structure. The newest suit was filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana by Carla DeYoung, Tammy Jo Williams, Darlene Currie…
Continue reading →To be considered middle class in 2019, a household in New Hampshire needed a minimum annual income of $83,151. By 2023, that jumped to $108,470, according to new data from ConsumerAffairs, a journal of consumer research. That latest bit of data gives New Hampshire the distinction of having the second…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Affordability issues have stymied the housing market for the better part of the past decade, but it didn’t get worse in 2024. That’s the conclusion of a new report from Redfin, which said that housing affordability didn’t deteriorate further last year, the first time that’s happened in four years. …
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire GVC Mortgage announced the hiring of Jen Peachman as vice president of strategic lending, a move that Peachman confirmed on LinkedIn. Per the Chrisman Commentary, a daily mortgage newsletter produced by Rob Chrisman, GVC said that Peachman “will play an integral role in expanding our retail branch network across…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, part of Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, has been accused by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of manipulating underwriting standards and setting borrowers up to fail in manufactured home loans. The consumer watchdog on Monday filed a lawsuit in a U.S. district court in…
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