The acquisition by UBS, one of the largest real estate asset managers in the world, is intended to help contain the crisis of confidence spreading across international financial markets. Continue reading
Ownership costs for the median home remain within a normal range but are nearing the point where lenders might start to balk. Continue reading
Mortgage rates have remained largely unchanged in recent weeks, aside from a gradual rise in rates for 15-year loans. Continue reading
The latest numbers from Attom Data Solutions show that mortgage lenders issued more purchase loans in the second quarter of the year, but lost ground on the refinancing side. Continue reading
The deal is expected to close in the third quarter if it receives regulatory approvals and meets “customary closing conditions.” Continue reading
What’s your biggest challenge with financing? From inventory shortages to lackadaisical buyers to lender confusion, here are the biggest issues readers are seeing. Continue reading
Buying a home is stressful, and it can cause lots of anxiety for buyers. Sometimes that stress and anxiety can cloud buyers’ judgement. But when buyers take matters into their own hands, it can result in expensive mistakes. Continue reading
When the loan process gets derailed, it can set off an entire contagion of events that create a tremendous amount of stress for all involved. Here are eight things mortgage lenders do that frustrate agents to no end. Continue reading
In this recurring column on all things agent and broker finance, Jack Gross explains why establishing financially savvy habits starts with self-awareness and how he learned that the hard way. Continue reading
Mortgage providers have been gaining ground when it comes to true digital disruption of the notoriously clunky, paper-heavy process. Although there’s still plenty of work to do, the industry has made some important strides toward streamlining the proce… Continue reading