by Beth McGuire | Oct 2, 2023 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
In a surprise message to employees today, Glenn Kelman, founder of portal giant Redfin, announced that his company is seeking to “end our support of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR),” citing both recent sexual harassment scandals and the “all-or-nothing...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 2, 2023 | Best Practices, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
RISMedia is excited to announce a new partnership with the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR), a multiple listing service serving more than 48,000 members in the Greater Houston area, to bring its best-in-class articles and need-to-know info to HAR’s members...
by Beth McGuire | Sep 29, 2023 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Housing affordability worsened in Q3 2023 due to rising mortgage rates—which have now surpassed 7%—and high home prices, along with other economic challenges. ATTOM’s Home Affordability Report for Q3 2023 found that median-priced single-family homes and condos are...
by Beth McGuire | Sep 28, 2023 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
After a slight uptick to 7.19% a week ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.31% this week, its highest level in 23 years, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac, released Thursday. This week’s numbers: 30-year...
by Beth McGuire | Sep 27, 2023 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The increase in mortgage applications last week was short-lived, as purchase applications fell this week, down 1.3% from one week earlier when we saw a temporary increase of 5.4%. This is according to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage...