INSIGHT
MBA CEO David Stevens: Fair lending for the future homebuyer
Recently, Reveal News wrote a story lobbing accusations at some banks and mortgage firms of engaging in discriminatory lending practices. Addressing concerns around...
Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Start of year sees strongest home price growth since...
Home prices increased at the start of 2018 at its fastest rate since 2005. One metro, in fact, had an annual home price growth...
INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Not Just E-Commerce: How Manufacturing Will Drive The Industrial Property Boom
With manufacturers expanding, e-ecommerce isn't the only driver of the industrial real estate boom.
Is Your 401(k) Jeopardizing Your Future? Invest In Real Estate To Quadruple Your Returns
The 401(k) is a traditional retirement vehicle we've come to rely on. But is that reliance hurting your financial future?
INVEST IN REAL ESTATE
‘Real Housewives’ Star Kyle Richards Trims $1M Off the Price of Her Brentwood Home
Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesIt’s now a million dollars cheaper to live like a cast member on the “Real Housewives.”
After a short-term...
Restored Beach House From ‘Nights in Rodanthe’ on Market for $1.25M
realtor.com; Warner Bros.“Nights in Rodanthe,” starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, was dubbed a “weeper” by film critic Roger Ebert in 2008. It received a...
RENTAL REAL ESTATE
Los Angeles and Atlanta are Home to the Nation’s Most Popular Neighborhoods
The Oaks neighborhood in the Los Angeles metro is the most popular, with the typical for-sale home getting almost 13,000 page views so far...
Recent Grads Are Living at Home More in Markets with the Biggest Boom and...
Looser lending standards and plentiful inventory made it easier for young graduates to move out of their parents' homes in the mid-2000s than it...
Entry-Level Homes with ‘Farmhouse Sinks,’ ‘Wainscoting,’ or ‘Exposed Beams’ Sell for Nearly 30 Percent...
Chip and Joanna Gaines' farmhouse-inspired design trends command highest sale premiums among entry-level homes, according to an analysis from RealEstate.com
MORTGAGE NEWS
Home Buyers Say Rising Interest Rates are Top Concern
Despite increased concerns over rising rates, most Americans will move forward with a home purchase should rising rates increase their monthly payment by $100
Purchase Loan Activity Remains Strong Despite Rising Rates
Zillow Group Mortgage analysis shows that the mortgage payment on the typical home in most of the country's housing market would increase by $25...
Oh, the Irony. HUD Sued Over Fair Housing Violations
Posted To: MND NewsWireTwo Texas civil rights groups and the National Fair Housing Alliance are suing the Trump Administration over enforcement of the Fair...
Refinance Dominates Mortgage Applications in the Aftermath of Brexit
Refinance requests increased 132 percent following the Brexit vote as borrowers capitalize on historically low mortgage rates, according to Zillow Group Mortgages analysis
Optimism Over Selling Sends Housing Index to Record High
Posted To: MND NewsWireFive out of the six components of Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) gained ground in April, driving the index...