by Jesse Williams | Feb 23, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Editor’s Note: The Playbook is a new RISMedia weekly segment centering on what brokers and agents are doing to ensure they not only survive but thrive in these challenging times. Industry professionals explain the strategies they’re employing and unique ideas they’ve...
by Jesse Williams | Feb 23, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will be lowering mortgage insurance premiums (MIPs) by 30 basis points, from 0.85% to 0.55%, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced in conjunction with Vice President Kamala Harris. “For this country to...
by Jesse Williams | Feb 23, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.50% this week, up from 6.32% last week, a third-straight week of upticks, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac released Thursday. Latest numbers: 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...
by Jesse Williams | Feb 23, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
The total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 6 basis points, from 0.7% in December to 0.64% in January, as stated in a new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). According to the MBA’s latest monthly Loan Monitoring Survey, 320,000...
by Jesse Williams | Feb 23, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
U.S. single-family rental price growth rose by 6.4% year over year in December 2022, compared with the 12.1% gain recorded in December 2021, according to a new report from CoreLogic. CoreLogic’s latest Single-Family Rent Index found that December marked the eighth...
by Jesse Williams | Feb 22, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Halfway through a positive but uneventful Q4 company earnings call on February 21, CoStar CEO Andy Florance suddenly changed gears dramatically, announcing that the company would not be acquiring realtor.com® from News Corp. Speculation had been rampant for the last...