by Liz Ruggiero | May 18, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.39% this week, inching back up to its previous level from two weeks ago, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac released Thursday. This week’s numbers: 30-year fixed-rate...
by Aidan Whalen | May 17, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Another debate—or squabble—over the U.S. debt ceiling has broken out between lawmakers, raising a distant specter of potential federal default that has sparked some questions among real estate pundits. Though many are hopeful that a government default on its mountains...
by Aidan Whalen | May 17, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Above, John Featherston (left) and Lennox Scott (far right) co-moderate RISMedia’s annual Power Broker Forum at last month’s National Association of REALTORS® Legislative Meetings, with panelists Erin Cestero, Janet Howard, Rei Mesa and Ken Baris. Given today’s...
by Aidan Whalen | May 17, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
With inventory back to being the No. 1 issue in many regions and prices largely remaining resilient, homebuilders appear poised to add some much needed new homes to the market, with data showing another uptick in housing starts last month. “Homebuilders are feeling...
by Aidan Whalen | May 17, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Mortgage applications decreased 5.7% from an increase of 6.3% one week earlier, according to the latest Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly for the week ending May 12, 2023. This week’s numbers: The Market Composite...
by Liz Ruggiero | May 16, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Ryan Weyandt is CEO of the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, a nonprofit which lobbies on issues affecting the LGBTQ community in real estate and connects consumers with housing resources. As he has lobbied against recent state-level legislation that broadly encroaches on...