Opinion: Bank capital requirements would put squeeze on mortgage market
In September, the nation’s banking regulators released a proposal to increase the capital required of banks with more than $100 billion in assets....
Robert Reffkin: ‘There has never been a better time to be in real estate’
Despite multiple class-action antitrust commission lawsuits, increased uncertainty over mortgage rates and low housing inventory, Compass CEO and founder Robert Reffkin says “there...
Conforming, FHA loan limits rose for 2024, but who benefits?
The latest baseline increase in conforming loan limits has enabled loan originator Dave Krichmar’s client to make a 5% down payment instead of...
2023: A year of retrenchment for the secondary mortgage market
As 2023 winds to a close, so too does a brutal year for the housing market, a year marked by rising rates, steep...
DataDigest: Study shows agents are aplenty, most with few or no sales
Most agents seldom sell homes, according to a new study published by the Consumer Federation of America last week.
The study, CFA’s third...
Opinion: Creativity is required to achieve actual property M&A right now
Given the state of the market over the last year, some have commented that the merger and acquisition market has gone quiet and...
As rates climb, how are non-QM lenders faring?
As mortgage rates hover around 8% for agency mortgages, lenders handling conventional mortgages are struggling to find business.
But how are the non-QM lenders...
Higher rates are impacting future housing production
In the chart below, red shows single-family permits and blue shows five-unit permits. There is a big gap between single-family and five-unit permits,...
Title giant Stewart sues Qualia over software licensing agreement dispute
Big Four title firm Stewart Title has filed a lawsuit against closing and title production software provider Qualia over a contractual dispute.
In...
Commission lawsuits: The actions to take right now from brokers who are doing it
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