by | Aug 22, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Three Western states are seeing policy momentum to tackle the nationwide affordable housing crisis, but financing challenges continue to be a barrier to scaling similar projects in other parts of the country. That was the key takeaway from a Thursday webinar hosted by...
by | Aug 21, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Mortgage rates have leveled out, remaining this week at the lowest percentage seen since October, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® from Freddie Mac. “Over the summer, rates have come down and purchase applications are outpacing 2024, though a...
by | Aug 21, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
In a highly anticipated report released this morning, existing-home sales rose 2%, from a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.01 million in July, up 0.8% year-over-year, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). NAR’s Existing...
by | Aug 21, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Bill Emerson, president of Rocket Companies who served as the mortgage giant’s CEO for 16 years, is retiring, according to a regulatory filing yesterday. Emerson will officially step away at the end of this year, as Rocket continues an M&A spree led by CEO...
by | Aug 21, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The economy is slowing overall, continuing a less than ideal market to become a homebuyer, per the latest findings from the nonprofit Conference Board on Leading Economic Indicators (LEI). In July, the LEI experienced a mere 0.1% drop from June, compared to June’s...
by | Aug 21, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting held by the Federal Reserve (Fed) concluded with the decision to maintain the current interest rate from 4.25% to 4.5%, which went into effect July 31. The meeting minutes reveal that while unemployment remains...