Virtual assistants offer leverage. Local assistants protect your brand. Understanding the difference, Troy Palmquist writes, is what separates scalable agents from overwhelmed ones. Continue reading
Applications for purchase mortgages hit a seasonally adjusted 2025 high last week, with FHA, VA, and USDA applications for less pricey homes driving the surge. Continue reading
The American Enterprise Institute estimates that 64 percent of homes sold by the largest homebuilders provide permanent mortgage rate buydowns, which often don’t count as seller concessions. Continue reading
A coalition of groups has warned that the Trump administration’s goals for the mortgage giants will leave up to 177,000 lower income homebuyers looking elsewhere for a loan. Continue reading
Fannie and Freddie will want government employees to show they have reserves, and some homeowners are now outside 30-day grace period for National Flood Insurance Program renewals. Continue reading
The FHA’s Office of Single Family Housing and some of its mortgage insurance programs are “operational but with limited services,” HUD said in bulletin to lenders. Continue reading
As the shutdown continues, the real estate industry will also increasingly feel the ripple effects. Housing data, mortgage rates, federally-backed home loans, flood insurance and the Washington, D.C., housing market are all already starting to feel the… Continue reading
In case you were head down in the Compass merger news last week, we’ve put together a roundup of the market stats and how-tos you may have missed. Continue reading
The National Flood Insurance Program, set to lapse on Sept. 30, and federal agencies critical to processing mortgage paperwork like HUD, FHA, VA, USDA and the IRS face staff reductions. Continue reading
Housing counselor Rachael Hite says that VA loan holders who are having challenges paying their mortgages are losing a mortgage rescue and restructure plan called VASP. Continue reading