Latest Updates Around The World
Certainly has launched a new home warranty product focused on real estate transactions through a long-term relationship with six affiliated brands Compass International Holdings. The company says Assurant Home Warranty will be offered to approximately 300,000 agents in all participating countries Compass brands – including Coldwell banker, Century 21, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, […]
Reports before Davos suggested that President Trump would announce an initiative to boost homeownership by allowing individuals to withdraw money from their 401(k) accounts to make a down payment on a home purchase without a 10% early withdrawal penalty. Davos has come and gone, and we now hear reports that the president is “not a […]
Homebuyers’ organization FPCE has demanded the government to provide interest subsidies on home loans to people buying affordable and middle-income properties in the upcoming budget.In a statement, Abhay Upadhyay, chairman of Forum For People’s Collective Efforts (FPCE), said the government should focus on promoting affordable housing in the mid-segment. “The real estate industry has increasingly […]
IPrimea subsidiary and subsidiary of the Texas-based Megatel housesis about to launch its digital currency, the MP Token, designed as a rewards platform that renters and homeowners can leverage as a financial path to homeownership. As an incentive to participate in the MP Token rewards program, the program offers up to $25,000 in down payment […]
“This is a lot of sabre-rattling,” Murray said HousingWire. “It’s also going to depend on who’s doing the measuring, and I’ve done a lot of research on this over the years. It hasn’t changed much. There are north of 16 million single-family homes, condos or co-ops that are owned by investors, the smaller investors. The […]
According to the Housing Partnership, the program is expected to support approximately 1,000 workers annually. “The lack of regular pay stubs, W-2s or 1099s to document income often puts gig workers at a disadvantage when applying for a mortgage to buy their first home,” said Jamie Smarr, president and CEO of the New York City […]
In 2020, I began to track a steady decline in consumer confidence in the mortgage industry. Five years later, that decline has reached a clear low point. Only 20 percent of millennials and Generation Z say they trust mortgage professionals to help them make informed decisions. The knowledge gap remains significant, but in an age […]
Nick Erickson, senior director of housing policy for Housing First Minnesota and director of the Housing Affordability InstituteAccording to the affordability figures since 2020, a sharp distinction has been made between the cities. “There’s a great one report that (the Pew research Center) that was published a year or two ago, showing that reforms in […]
On the outskirts of Dallas/Fort Worth, where meadows once stretched uninterrupted to the horizon, thousands of new structures are rising. Without windows. Magazine size. Gated and buzzing with electricity. These are not fulfillment centers or factories. They are data centers, the physical backbone of artificial intelligence. Texas, long known for its oil rigs and subdivisions, […]
“2025 was the year people stopped looking for more homes and started looking for more meaning in their homes,” said Amanda Pendleton, Zillow home trends expert. “Across the country, buyers want homes that can accommodate families, provide access to nature and provide small daily comforts that make life easier and more joyful.” Access to the […]
