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Older Americans who seek out younger roommates to stay on top of high housing costs is not a new concept, but there is evidence to suggest that the trend is growing more popular. This is according to a recent podcast episode hosted by Boston-based NPR affiliate WBUR. Jennifer Molinsky, director…
Continue reading →At the start of 2024, CEO Leo Pareja did not think eXp Realty would find itself in the real estate forms business, but eight months into this year, things look a little different. In March 2024, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled the nationwide commission lawsuits and agreed to…
Continue reading →Mortgage industry executives are on alert amid the global stock-market meltdown caused by fears that the Federal Reserve may have kept the federal funds rate too high for too long, which could bring the U.S. economy into recession. Tensions in the bond markets have provoked a decline in mortgage rates,…
Continue reading →The downward movement in mortgage rates over the past few months accelerated last week as a cooler-than-expected jobs report and indications of a Federal Reserve rate cut led to a steep drop in loan pricing. At HousingWire‘s Mortgage Rates Center on Tuesday, the 30-year conventional loan rate averaged 6.8% —…
Continue reading →A highly anticipated piece of political news arrived Tuesday morning as Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate in November’s presidential election, with Harris having clinched the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump. Walz hails from a state…
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