Mortgage Watch | October 28, 2019
Accessory dwelling units are being used for fun, family and profitCasitas. Granny flats. Tiny homes. Back yard in-laws units. She-sheds. Man caves. Call them what…
Accessory dwelling units are being used for fun, family and profitCasitas. Granny flats. Tiny homes. Back yard in-laws units. She-sheds. Man caves. Call them what…
Borrowers jump on board the refinance bandwagon as rates dropWhen mortgage rates plummet to historically low levels, you have to expect a reaction from the…
Timely payments and a surge in refinances mean lower foreclosuresMortgage “performance.” Sounds like a fun financial song and dance, right? If you recall the days…
Low rates may spur further home price growth as we move into 2020If you’ve been waiting around to buy a home thinking prices would start…
Homebuilders see more short term profit in building single-family rental communitiesIf you can’t buy, rent? That’s the stigma renters used to tolerate, but no longer.…
Dipping interest rates help single family home permits surge ahead of predictionsIt’s a numbers game, but it’s one everyone in the real estate and the…
First-time homebuyers often feel unprepared for ownershipFor some it seems like a no-brainer. Renting a home feels like throwing money away, offering no sense of…
Real estate still rules as safest long-term retirement investment in new surveyWhen 2,000 Americans are asked their opinion about investing and a large chunk of…
Existing Home Sales Continue to ImpressWhat is normally considered the “selling season” has gotten a retroactive boost in recent days. The National Association of Realtors’…
Foreclosure activity drops through most of U.S. in first half of 2019It was not that long ago when one could drive through neighborhoods of lovely…