In the top-10 metropolitan areas, rent rose by at least 30%, well above the national average of 13%.
Read More »Consumer Stress Holding Steady Amid Price Increases
Consumer stress remains subdued, but bankruptcies are continuing to tick upward as protections end.
Read More »Blue Spot Home Loans Names New VP
Cherry Creek Mortgage, a nationwide, full-service mortgage lender, announced Jody Watters has been promoted to vice president of sales and branch manager at Blue Spot Home Loans, Cherry Creek Mortgage’s consumer ...
Read More »Mortgage Apps on the Rise as Rates Level Off
Mortgage applications rose 1.8% week-over-week, as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage held steady at 3.10% as more took advantage of continued low rates to refinance.
Read More »Mortgage Industry Lends a Hand to the Community
From golf outings to blood and food drives, members of the mortgage industry banded together this holiday season to benefit several charitable initiatives.
Read More »Existing-Home Sales Rise for Second Consecutive Month
A slight month-over-month uptick of 0.8% in October continued the trend of a second straight month of gains for this metric.
Read More »How Are Opportunity Zones Faring During the Pandemic?
Low-income Opportunity Zones have generally been keeping up with the market; two-thirds of properties in these zones saw an increase in value during Q3.
Read More »Investors Acquire a Record 90,000+ Homes in Q3
Spurred by lingering inventory concerns and continued low rates, real estate investors bought a record 18% of the total homes sold, according to a new report.
Read More »Remaining Ahead of the Wave
In dealing with the current forbearance exodus, John Dunnery of Community Loan Servicing shares with The MReport that consistent dialogue with the customer is key to loan re-performance.
Read More »What is Keeping the Market Up?
Loosening credit standards and historic house price appreciation are just two of the trends driving the market during a time of year when it traditionally sinks.
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