They’re the most active generation of homebuyers in the market today, but unlike their Gen X or Baby Boomer parents, millennials prefer to buy homes that are close ...
Read More »New Construction Was Solid Last Year, But Not Everywhere
The number of home permits nationally was up 6 percent in 2017, according to a new report by construction industry website ConstructConnect. However, that average belies a wide ...
Read More »Moody’s In-Depth: Impact of Tax Credit on Mortgage Loans
New investor analysis is weighing the impact of last year’s tax legislation on residential mortgage credit performance, and non-mortgage consumer loans.
Read More »Where Are America’s Happiest Cities?
Where do the happiest people in America live? According to a new study by WalletHub, the answer is Fremont, California. The city scored highest overall in WalletHub's study ...
Read More »California Candidates Sound Off on Housing Issues
California is facing a housing crisis, and its candidates for Governor will need to address it. See how the leading candidates plan to address their state's housing shortage.
Read More »Navigating the Mortgage Ecosystem
Editor's Note: This story was originally featured in the March issue of MReport, out now. Thirty years ago, mortgage origination was a simple process. An application was taken ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Focus on Housing Starts
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will jointly release data for the Housing starts in February on Friday, March 16 at ...
Read More »The Building Blocks of Title
Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the March issue of MReport, out now. In the search for records surrounding a property, anyone who has visited one of ...
Read More »Will the Rise in Construction Jobs Ease Supply Constraints?
Jobs in the construction sector led the overall jobs market according to data for February jobs released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While the total nonfarm payroll ...
Read More »Taxing Times for Hot Markets
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has made significant changes to the longstanding tax benefits of homeowners with the cap on borrowing being reduced from $1 million to ...
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