HousingWireHousingWire It can be tricky talking about the national housing market when different parts of the country have very different market dynamics. Nationally, home prices will finish 2024 with an increase of about 5% over the previous year, despite historically low home sales and that there are 27% more homes…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Despite being the beneficiaries of historic increases in home-price appreciation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, older baby boomers — many of whom are approaching the age of 80 in 2025 — are now finding themselves challenged by a dearth of housing inventory that can best accommodate living in…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire A series of threats leading up to and following the Thanksgiving holiday targeted several prominent people in the Republican and Democratic parties, including cabinet nominees for president-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming administration and multiple Democratic lawmakers. Among the Trump cabinet nominees targeted was Scott Turner, Trump’s nominee to serve as…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Fitch Ratings announced Monday that it has revised its outlook for the mortgage origination and servicing sector in 2025 from “deteriorating” to “improving,” reflecting forecasts of lower mortgage rates. The credit rating agency sees higher origination volumes and gain-on-sale margins on the mortgage production front, leading to improved profitability…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Despite gaining final approval of its commission lawsuit settlement agreement, the antitrust issues for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) are far from over. Last week, Luz de Amor Eytalis — the broker of Texas-based Strategic Realty — filed an antitrust suit in U.S. District Court in Wichita Falls, Texas….
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