“Consumers’ lukewarm income expectations and reticence about the economy seem to be holding back housing demand,” says Doug Duncan, chief economist at Fannie Mae.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reportedly is taking an aggressive stance in pursuing mortgage, title, and real estate companies who are found violating laws on mortgage referrals.
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More than one-third of the nation’s housing markets are operating at a level of at least 90 percent of their previous norms, according to a major housing index.
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More Wall Street executives reportedly are leveraging their banking, investment, and trust law expertise to try their hand at a career selling luxury real estate.
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AARP compiles a list of the best places where you can retire comfortably and affordably, when factoring in housing and tax costs.
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Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia are at risk of long-term home affordability problems and housing shortages if lackluster levels of new-home construction don’t catch up to the strong pace of job growth, according to new research by the National Association of REALTORS®.
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