Rank-and-file Realtors rarely see their lives impacted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but oversight decisions could impact mortgage availability and rates nationwide. One question before the court: Does their current structure violate the U.S. Constitution?
A dream of a “home of our own” has pushed more potential buyers frustrated by a low inventory of for-sale properties to consider manufactured housing.
The great depression and WW II shaped the way affected generations viewed the world, and the pandemic will likely shape home-design preferences long after it ends.
While not yet confirmed, President-elect Biden will put an Ohio representative in charge of U.S. housing programs, including the eventual end of the eviction moratorium.
Market predictions are difficult, and 2021 has wild cards. Will the pandemic end? Will a host of sellers list their home if they think it’s safe again? Still, prices and interest rates will probably keep rising next year, and most experts say it’s smart to buy sooner rather than later.
In Fla., 34.6% of Miami seekers are looking in Orlando; in Orlando, 20.9% are looking to Miami. Apartment List’s report also found higher demand for short-term leases.
Some agents start a blog and hope readers will find it, but others go to pre-built audiences – notably younger ones – by using popular social media “influencers.”
The pandemic forced people to get more comfortable buying and selling real estate online, and web-based crowdfunding platforms were already a way to do that.
In the Great Recession, home prices skyrocketed, owners took out equity in a refinance, home prices fell and foreclosures mounted. But today, cash-out refis are at a 7-year low.
Some 5,703 Fla. borrowers could get more than $7.8M, says AG Ashley Moody, who was part of a multistate action against Nationstar, which is also known as Mr. Cooper.