by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 10, 2017 | Industry News |
Consumers are more confident about credit accessibility, with more not only expecting to be able to obtain financing now, but also in a year from now, according to the results of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE) for...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 9, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Annual mortgage insurance premiums for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed mortgages are lowering toward their pre-bust level, with FHA announcing on Monday another reduction, this time to 0.60 percent for most borrowers. The one-quarter point reduction is...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 9, 2017 | Best Practices, Broker, Latest News, News, Spotlights, Trending |
Discussing the new administration and its impact on the real estate industry in this month’s Power Broker Roundtable Moderator: Robert Bailey, Broker/Owner, Bailey Properties, Santa Cruz, Calif.; Liaison for Large Residential Firms Relations, NAR Participants:...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 9, 2017 | Agent, Best Practices, Broker, Latest News, Teams |
Today’s Ask the Expert column features John Wendorff, chief encouragement officer for The Personal Marketing Company. Q: What four areas should I focus on to ensure I’m starting the new year on the right foot? A: This year, I’m doing something...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 9, 2017 | Latest News, National, News |
Overall attitudes toward housing varied at the close of 2016, with more believing now is a good time to buy a home, but less believing mortgage rates will fall in the year ahead, according to Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) for December. The...