HousingWireHousingWire Richard Grenell, the special envoy to President Donald Trump, said there will be strings attached to California wildfire aid, Politico reported on Friday. During a conversation with Politico’s Dasha Burns at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Grenell shared that the “conditions” of the aid…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Mortgage rates decreased again today on weak economic data, following last Friday’s similar drop in the 10-year yield. Furthermore, the mortgage spreads in today’s pricing are favorable. According to the latest quote from Mortgage News Daily, mortgage rates are now around 6.89%. This represents a decline of 0.37% from…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Annual rent growth for single-family homes remained sluggish in December 2024, with prices rising 1.8% year over year, according to the newest Single-Family Rent Index from CoreLogic. While this marks a slight uptick from November’s 1.5% growth rate — the lowest in 14 years — it is still below…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Fidelity National Financial (FNF) delivered a strong earnings report in the fourth quarter of 2024, increasing its companywide net earnings for the full year and showing positive Q4 results for its title insurance segment. FNF’s adjusted net earnings were $366 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $204 million…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The stagnant housing market has made it difficult for brokerages and franchises to grow, but one of the more effective ways to do so in the current environment is to add more agents. That’s bad news for RE/MAX’s business in the U.S. During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call on…
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