The Best Questions to Ask a Loan Officer When Buying a House
Are you wondering what you should ask the lender you're planning on using? When buying a home, choosing your mortgage...
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THE PLAYBOOK: Understanding Local Labor-Market Conditions
Editor’s Note: The Playbook is a new RISMedia weekly segment centering on what brokers and agents are doing to ensure...
HUD Announces a Decrease in Mortgage Insurance Premiums
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will be lowering mortgage insurance premiums (MIPs) by 30 basis points, from 0.85% to 0.55%,...
Mortgage Rates Continue Uptick
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.50% this week, up from 6.32% last week, a third-straight week of upticks, according...
Loans in Forbearance Decrease in January
The total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 6 basis points, from 0.7% in December to 0.64% in...
Rent Growth Dropped by Nearly Half in December
U.S. single-family rental price growth rose by 6.4% year over year in December 2022, compared with the 12.1% gain recorded...
Why Adopting a Luxury Mindset Is Imperative
If you have dreams of selling high-end homes, then adopting a luxury mindset should be the very first thing you...
Maximizing the Value of Your MLS Relationship
The multiple listing service (MLS) has long been an integral part of the real estate business, for brokers, agents and...
NAR Broker Tip of the Month: Give Your Agents the Tools to Sell High-Performance Homes
NAR and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) partnered to develop the Home Performance Counts Program to meet the rapidly...
Building vs. Buying: Which Is Cheaper Across the United States?
Building a home is more expensive nationally compared to buying one, however building actually costs less in 18 states, according...
4 Vital Metrics to Assess Your Team’s Business
Though many have tried, no one has yet succeeded in turning the practice of buying and selling homes into an equation that can be worked out and solved on paper. Read more.
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