Housing Inventory Grows for the Sixth Consecutive Month in September
RE/MAX has found that the number of homes on the market rose month-over-month in September, with metros in Montana and Texas leading the way. Source: DS News
Rents Fall for Fifth-Straight Month
More completed multifamily units drove down prices for the fifth month in a row, but short vacancy times tells a story of high demand for these units, especially for ones [...]
HUD Expands the ConnectHomeUSA Program
The Department is bolstering its program to promote digital inclusion for American families, and builds on its ongoing work with the FCC to ensure all HUD-assisted families enroll in the [...]
Evolution of the eNote
An upcoming Five Star Institute webinar will explore how United Wholesale Mortgage works in conjunction with DocMagic to employ a digital lending process including eNotes for a modern, efficient, and [...]
The Multifamily Building Surge: Which Cities Lead the Charge?
With single-family inventories struggling to keep up, here are the ZIP codes where multifamily inventories are spiking to try to meet housing demands. Source: DS News
Redfin: 2023 Stoops to Home Sales Numbers Not Seen Since 2008
Could this be the slowest home sales year since 2008? Click through to discover Redfin’s latest findings. Source: DS News
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Support Veteran Homebuyers
The newly introduced VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023 would add a disclosure to the standard mortgage prequalification application informing veterans that they are eligible for VA Home Loan [...]
Surge in Occupancy Fraud a Growing Concern
A recent podcast by CoreLogic examined mortgage fraud, with a particular focus on the proliferation of occupancy fraud, which has tripled in the number of instances reported from 2020 to [...]
Inventory, Median Existing-Home Sales Prices Up
Inventory increased by a modest amount, pushing it past three months’ of supply, while the median existing home sales price grew for the third month in a row. Find all [...]