Some Nonbanks Raised Conforming Loan Limits to $625K
October 14, 2021
Loan limits will likely go up to $625K in 2022, but FHFA hasn’t announced it yet. Still, higher home values... View Article
What Would Boost the Real Estate Industry? More Babies
October 14, 2021
The U.S. birth rate is the lowest it’s been in more than 100 years, and pregnant homeowner couples are a... View Article
Jumbo Home Loans Near Pre-2008 Crisis Levels
October 13, 2021
Fewer buyers qualify for conventional mortgages due to higher prices and lower downpayments. As a result, the number of jumbo... View Article
Can’t Afford a Home? Co-buying Skyrockets
October 13, 2021
More roommates are committing to long-term relationships and co-buying a home. ATTOM says the number of co-buyers with different last... View Article
Buyer, 84, Fatally Shoots Agent Over Home Dispute
October 13, 2021
A Va. homebuyer bought a home sight unseen and wanted to “return the house.” He killed his real estate agent... View Article
Lawmakers Consider Changes to Fla. Law After Surfside Tragedy
October 13, 2021
How can the state mitigate condo disasters following the tragedy in Surfside? A Fla. Bar task force pulled together experts... View Article
Commercial Investors Worry About Possible 1031 Exchange Rules
October 13, 2021
WASHINGTON – One proposal in President Joe Biden’s $1.8 trillion American Families Plan has been drawing close attention from concerned... View Article
Fortify Finances Against Natural Disaster
October 13, 2021
It’s not enough to pack survival tools and photos when evacuating before a disaster. Pack cash too – or at... View Article
S. Fla. Condo Sales Unfazed by Surfside Condo Collapse
October 12, 2021
After the 12-story Surfside condo complex collapsed, experts wondered if condo demand would decline – but 3Q Miami-Dade condo sales... View Article
Redfin Expands Program Allowing Buyers to Self-Tour Homes
October 12, 2021
Buyers are allowed to tour vacant homes without an agent. Redfin’s app unlocks the door, and an agreement with ADT... View Article