by Beth McGuire | Oct 17, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Economists may see the ongoing steady job growth and strength of the economy as the backdrop for the recent, sharp reversal in mortgage rate decreases, but data shows homebuyers are holding out for lower rates just the same. The 30-year-fixed-rate mortgage averaged...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 16, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
With mortgage rates rising for the last three weeks, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is reporting another week of declining home purchase applications. According to the latest Weekly Applications Survey, mortgage applications decreased 17.0% from one week...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 14, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, Luxury, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Above, from left, Cathy Antonucci and Michael Antonucci As a corporate executive, Pennsylvania-born Michael Antonucci began investing in real estate with the help of a REALTOR® friend. As his fortunes grew, so did his interest in the industry–and in 2016, he decided...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 10, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Above, from left, Jillian Young, Donny Samson, Drayton Saunders, Kate Rossi and Cindy Ariosa. Photo by AJ Canaria. As the industry reconciles with new realities in the post-National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)-settlement era, agent attrition has been acknowledged...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 9, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Applications for home purchases dipped again this week following mortgage rates moving higher, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending October 4, 2024. MBA reported that mortgage applications...