“Borrowing and lending were down for every property type and capital source from one year ago. However, compared to this year’s second quarter, volumes were more stable, and some sectors—including industrial properties and life company lenders – showed an uptick in volume,” said Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s Head of Commercial Real Estate Research.
Read More »Revealing Homebuyers’ Top Destinations for Vacation Homes, Investment Properties
Diving into search engine keyword searches, Point2 delved into the thoughts of current real estate investors and those looking to invest/move internationally.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Smoothing the Road to e-Mortgages
As advancements are made in the tech world to optimize e-mortgages, the Five Star Institute and DocMagic will present a webinar discussing barriers that remain throughout the process, as well as embracing the customer service aspect of going all-digital.
Read More »Embracing E-Mortgages
On the road to adopting an all-digital mortgage process, the Five Star Institute and DocMagic will present an upcoming webinar discussing the hurdles that must be overcome, and how to balance the human touch in an electronic landscape.
Read More »Demand for New Homes Hits Highest Level Since May
A reluctance to sell means that increase has not yet translated to home sales, experts from Redfin report.
Read More »Homebuyers Expand Their Options With Rent-to-Own Homes
A new Javelin study revealed that a majority of Gen Z’ers and nearly 40% of millennials would consider rent-to-own agreements as an alternative to purchasing as a result of low inventory and historically high mortgage rates.
Read More »How Digitalization Is Transforming Residential Real Estate
The number of investors using digitalization to buy newly available single-family homes is growing, as a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies shows how the use of data analytics is transforming how residential real estate is bought and sold.
Read More »The Median Home Now Costs a Record $416,000
The National Association of Realtors’ latest Existing Home Sales Report shows that home prices have now increased for 124 consecutive months.
Read More »Existing-Home Sales Tail Off in April
A rise in mortgage rates over the 5% mark, and an increase in prices has impacted April buyer activity, as buyers wait for the market to show signs of stability.
Read More »Optimal Blue Launches Investor Pricing Insight
Optimal Blue, a division of Black Knight, Inc. announced the release of Investor Pricing Insight, a benchmarking tool that makes real-time pricing available to wholesale and correspondent mortgage ...
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