Mortgage servicers received less complaints at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to data from Inside Mortgage Finance. The data showed that mortgage protests overall decreased by 6.7% in the fourth quarter, while
Where to Buy Las Vegas Investment Properties in 2021?
Willing to invest in real estate? Then Las Vegas is one of the best places to buy investment properties. This rapidly growing city is one of the hottest real estate markets in the United States. Right now it is the
How Midwest Cities are Busting the Urban Exodus Myth
Though home values in some expensive coastal cities are softening, lower-priced urban centers are booming as people everywhere seek affordability and reprioritize amid new opportunity brought by remote work Go to Source Author:
Need to get Organized for 2021?
Still Not Organized? Here’s Why—and What To Try in 2021 Courtesy of Realtor.com By Kimberly Dawn Neumann | Dec 23, 2020 Ever resolve to organize your closet or junk drawer, only to see your efforts devolve into a (slightly different) cluttered mess? Maybe it’s because you tried a method that doesn’t fit your personality. It turns out, people […]
Holiday Baking
You know that wonderful smell of cookies baking in the kitchen wafting through your home? Maybe it was when you visited Grandma’s house or your own childhood memories of cinnamon, cocoa powder, peppermint candies and vanilla. Cookie baking is one of the most enjoyed and anticipated traditions of the holidays. It’s also one of those […]
Seller’s Market?
It’s November 2020. Is now a good time to put your house on the market – or wait until after the holiday season – or even Spring 2021? Typically, the housing market “cools” when the weather changes, however, with a pent-up buyer demand the real estate market continues to be brisk! Lawrence Yun, chief economist […]
Fall Lawn Maintenance
Curb appeal is for all seasons. Temperatures are cooling as Autumn is upon us. Now is the time to take a look around the outside of your home with a critical eye. Early fall is a great time to plant grass seed filling in bare or damaged areas of your lawn. Overseeding is the process […]
Fun Halloween Home Decor
We all know first impressions and staging a home go hand-in-hand … however, Halloween can bring out the silliness in all of us! Still have that blow-up kiddie pool handy? Stick a “mummy” or “skeleton” sitting in it & place in your front yard. Fill it with leaves, pumpkins, candy, juice boxes … use your […]
Tiny Tasks to Help De-clutter
When was the last time you smiled with pride upon opening a cleaned-up junk drawer or closet? If you can’t recall ever having this feeling, it’s time to hit these hot spots! And you don’t need all weekend to make some progress. “Mini tasks make a big difference—like the ones you can accomplish during a […]
Meteor Shower in Your Backyard
If you find yourself needing a backyard to star gaze, we have the tools available to help you in your search. Maybe you’re wishing on a star for a country get-away to go camping at. Or maybe that wish upon the star is for a home with a bigger yard.
How to Build a Tree House
Kids love to climb trees. And kids love to have a place to call their own. Remember having a tree house growing up – or wishing you had one? It’s a place kids can decorate with their own style. A place to sleep out; a place to giggle and tell secrets to one another. […]
How To Find A Mentor As A Real Estate Agent
One thing that can make an enormous difference in your career success as an agent is whether or not you have a high-quality mentor who can help you navigate the ins and outs of real estate. In fact, many agents discover that they operate very well if they have more than one mentor to tap for questions and advice.
Avoiding Burnout As A Real Estate Agent
Every industry contains a danger of job burnout. Although it’s not an actual medical disease, the Mayo Clinic defines burnout as “a special type of work-related stress — a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity.”
Mortgage applications on the rise again
Mortgage applications jumped 8.15% from the week ending Jan. 29, breaking a two-week streak of decreases, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The refinance index also increased 11% from the previous week – up to its
Competition is Fierce for Home Buyers, But Acting Quickly Could Save Them Hundreds on Their Monthly Payments
This new Zillow analysis shows how the expectation of quickly growing home values and the potential for rising interest rates mean those who don’t delay will have more buying power. Go to Source Author:
Ginnie Mae guarantees first digital MBS
Ginnie Mae announced its first guarantee of a mortgage-backed security backed by digital pools, or pools of loans that consist entirely of eNotes. The MBS were loans closed by Rocket Mortgage in December, are issued as of Jan. 1, 2021
White homeownership rate hits nine-year high
Despite an unrelenting COVID-19 virus and economic recession, U.S. homeownership rose in the fourth quarter of 2020 from the same period last year. And it’s reached a record high for white homeowners, but fallen for Black Americans. The overall homeownership
Biden plans to release Puerto Rico aid blocked by HUD
The Biden administration has begun making plans to release $1.3 billion in aid that Puerto Rico can use to protect against future climate disasters, alongside the removal of various spending restrictions Housing and Urban Development originally put in place by
CoreLogic’s Selma Hepp to speak at Spring Summit
CoreLogic Deputy Chief Economist Selma Hepp will be speaking on the economic outlook at HousingWire’s Spring Summit on March 4. It’s a topic she’s well-suited to speak on — at CoreLogic, Hepp is responsible for analyzing, interpreting and forecasting economic
Old Republic’s title insurance income soars in 2020
Old Republic International Corp. reported positive revenue for 2020, in large part because its title insurance arm made up for a decrease in general earned premiums. The Chicago-based company saw a total of $670 million in net income in 2020,
A closer look at HousingWire’s February magazine
Today’s HousingWire Daily focuses on the newly released HousingWire February magazine issue. In this episode, HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath discusses what readers will find in this issue, which focuses on the unique challenges servicers face in 2021. HW Magazine
33 states go after Ocwen/PHH Mortgage over servicing fees
A coalition of 33 state attorneys general filed a motion against PHH Mortgage and its predecessor Ocwen Loan Servicing for allegedly charging unlawful servicing fees to nearly 1 million borrowers. The attorneys general, co-led by New York’s Letitia James and
Divvy Homes snags $110 million Series C funding
Housing startup Divvy Homes announced a $110 million Series C funding round – headlined by Tiger Global Management – bringing its total debt and equity raised since 2017 to more than $500 million. The Divvy Homes business model is aimed
13 Ways to Convert a Bonus Room into Usable Space
So, you have extra space but you don’t know what to do with it. While bonus rooms are a great commodity to have, many homeowners struggle to make good use of the space. If this sounds like you, there are