Labor market cools on strike activity
October job gains significantly cooled compared to September, falling back under the average monthly gain of 258,000 over the prior 12 months.
Total nonfarm...
Existing-home sales grew in November after months of declines
Sales of existing-homes inched up in November, breaking a streak of five consecutive monthly declines. While sales are still tracking below last year’s...
Housing inventory growth slows to a halt
Weekly housing inventory data
All I wanted for Thanksgiving and Christmas was just a few weeks of active inventory growth between 11,000 – 17,000....
Appraisal firm Accurate Group acquires AMC Voxtur for $30M
Appraisal technology company Accurate Group announced this week that it has acquired Voxtur Appraisal Services, an appraisal management company (AMC). Voxtur primarily serves...
HousingWire Magazine: October/November Supplement – HousingWire
Perhaps the only predictable thing about the mortgage industry is its unpredictability. We all know the market is cyclical, but no one enjoys...
Twixmas is the perfect time to claim email amnesty
Happy Twixmas, kids! First of all, let’s unpack this precious time between Christmas and New Year’s when real estate pros are left wondering,...
How LOs, mortgage execs are preparing for 2024
After nearly two years of trudging through a frozen housing market, the consensus among mortgage professionals is that the worst of it is...
Gordon: FHA is examining mortgage loan assumption rules, hoping for a new partial claim...
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is working to offer a new partial claim option before the end of 2023, according to the federal housing commissioner...
High mortgage rates force some divorced couples to continue living together
In another odd twist for 2023, the ability to split up after a divorce seems to be another casualty of the high mortgage...
Biden outlines housing proposals during State of the Union
President Joe Biden entered the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday night, filing past a narrowly divided Congress during an...
