NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun noted that "the persistent lack of available homes on the market will make the dream of homeownership increasingly difficult for younger adults unless housing supply is significantly boosted."
Read More »loanDepot Promotes David Smith to VP of National VA Lending
In newly created role, former U.S. Army sergeant has been tapped to drive the company’s national VA lending strategy and advance outreach to the military community and industry professionals.
Read More »Bringing Awareness to VA Home Loan Benefits
A new Realtor.com poll has found that only three in 10 U.S. veterans realize they can buy a home with zero down. After the link, read more on a new campaign to help educate U.S. vets and servicemembers on the benefits of VA loans.
Read More »Where Are U.S. Retirees Flocking To?
A new poll from U.S. News & World Report ranks the nation’s top destinations where retirees are settling down based on affordability, healthcare, desirability, retiree taxes, job market, and overall happiness. Click through to find out which state occupies seven of the top 10 most sought-after areas.
Read More »Chris Lewis Promoted to Director of Sales at DocMagic
Twenty-five-plus-year industry veteran tapped to lead sales operations and oversee revenue for all products and services for provider of eMortgage solutions for the mortgage industry.
Read More »New Zillow Maps Highlight Regions Faced With Homeownership Barriers
A new study has found that a lack of access to credit is preventing many renters from attaining homeownership, despite renters inhabiting areas where a monthly mortgage payment is less than rent.
Read More »Luxury Home Prices on the Rise in Q3
Redfin reports that affluent homebuyers drove luxury home sales to the highest third-quarter level on record, growing nearly three times faster than non-luxury home prices. Click through to read the full analysis.
Read More »Where Does It Take the Longest to Save for a Home?
A new analysis of National Low Income Housing Coalition data ranks the states where it takes the longest to save for a median-priced home utilizing the 50/30/20 rule—50% on needs, 30% on wants, and 20% on savings. Click through to view the rankings.
Read More »Arc Home Appoints Brian Devlin President and CEO
Bringing more than 20 years of experience in product development, capital markets, and the non-QM space to his new role, Brian Devlin will assume the role of Arc Home President and CEO.
Read More »Report: Just How Commonplace Is Appraisal Bias?
The American Enterprise Institute has analyzed the FHFA’s appraisal-level dataset, digging deeper into a selected set of data fields found in appraisal reports. Click through to find out some of AEI’s findings regarding valuation bias.
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