5 Important Things You Should Know Before You Buy a Fixer-Upper.
Thinking about buying a fixer-upper? Join the club. Blame it on the popularity of renovation reality TV or just the fact that people are searching for deals, but many home buyers are willing to [...]
What That Would Zero or Negative Interest Rates Mean for Mortgages?
President Donald Trump is pushing the U.S. Federal Reserve to drop interest rates down to nothing—or even go negative—ahead of the Fed's meeting next week. That could have a big impact on the housing market, particularly for [...]
Mortgage News Weekly
In This Issue… Last Week in Review: Three Things the Fed Said Forecast for the Week: Action Packed Week Ahead View: Using Productivity Apps on the Computer to Block Distractions Last Week in Review: [...]
Multifamily originations to hit all-time high in 2020
Multifamily originations are set to hit yet another all-time high in 2020, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Last year, the MBA forecasted that multifamily lending was on track to set another record in 2018. [...]
Fed Announces Interest Rate Cut
As expected, the Federal Reserve announced today that it would cut interest rates by a quarter point. The cut was announced following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed’s governing [...]
Retirees: The Most Highly Profitable, Yet Grossly Underserved Niche in Real Estate
In housing news, the repeated refrain is often Millennials, Millennials, Millennials. But baby boomers make up the second largest cohort of homebuyers at 31 percent, and that doesn’t even include the Silent Generation (even older [...]