HousingWireHousingWire As the reverse mortgage industry prepares to say goodbye to the tumultuous year that is 2024, positive news for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program — which backs most of the country’s reverse mortgages — helps give a sense of overall health for the…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The COVID-19 pandemic turned a number of nontraditional cities into housing market hotspots. While some of those markets have since seen a reversal of fortunes, 2025 may bring a few more surprises. That’s according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) which predicts metropolitan areas…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Despite rising home prices and mortgage rates, second-home investors overtook a select group of vacation real estate markets. This week, online marketplace Pacaso highlighted counties in New Jersey, Florida and Massachusetts as leading markets for sales of luxury vacation homes. Pacaso’s report revealed the top 20 counties for luxury…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire As the year draws to a close, available unsold inventory of homes on the market is nearly 27% greater than a year ago. Almost every market in the country has more homes available now than at the end of 2023. Ten states have more inventory unsold than in 2019,…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The past year had its fair share of ups and downs for Howard Hanna Real Estate Services. The family-run brokerage firm recorded some legal wins and losses, developed new tools for agents and clients, and navigated one of the slowest years for home sales in nearly three decades. According…
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