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Author Archives: Eric C. Peck

Eric C. Peck has 20-plus years’ experience covering the mortgage industry, he most recently served as Editor-in-Chief for The Mortgage Press and National Mortgage Professional Magazine. Peck graduated from the New York Institute of Technology where he received his B.A. in Communication Arts/Media. After graduating, he began his professional career with Videography Magazine before landing in the mortgage space. Peck has edited three published books and has served as Copy Editor for Entrepreneur.com.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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