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Foreclosures and delinquency rates dip to 12-year low: CoreLogic

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Home delinquency and foreclosure rates have hit a new 12-year low, according to the latest CoreLogic Loan Performance Insight report released Tuesday. Continue reading →

5 reasons rising interest rates won’t wreck the housing market

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Interest rates have been trending higher since the fall of 2017 — and they are expected to continue rising — but as long as rate increases remain gradual, the U.S. housing market shouldn’t feel a negative impact. Continue reading →

Agent sues client for commission on a house he failed to sell

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A Canadian real estate broker sent his former client a bill for thousands of dollars in commission — even after the sale of the house fell through. Continue reading →

Anxiety still lingers 10 years after historic financial crisis

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A decade ago, the housing market collapsed and Wall Street sputtered. It was the beginning of a decade of deep anxiety that still lingers today. Continue reading →

Don’t blame baby boomers for surging home prices: Trulia

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Baby boomers have no sway on the affordability of housing in major markets like San Francisco and New York City, according to a new study. Continue reading →

Affording a home mortgage hasn’t been this difficult since 2009

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And though still well below the historical average of 21.2 percent, the income-to-mortgage ratio has not been this high since 2009, in the wake of the financial crisis (leading up to it, the income-to-mortgage ratio spiked past 20 percent). Continue reading →

Returns on home-flipping fall to 4-year low

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In the second quarter of 2018, the average gross return-on-investment (ROI) for flipped homes was 44.3 percent, marking a 3.5 percent decline from the first quarter, and a 5.7 percent decline from this time last year. It’s also a major drop-off from th… Continue reading →

Inman Connect San Francisco: Agent Connect Video Recap

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An in-depth series of sessions and panel discussions revealing how top producing agents got to where they are today. Get actionable takeaways that you can implement now on everything from growing your book of business, to lead conversion, to choosing t… Continue reading →