Overview On October 31, 2023 a jury in a lawsuit filed by a nationwide class of home sellers found the National Association of Realtors (N.A.R.) and a number of large real estate brokerages liable for more than $5 billion in damages for conspiring to inflate real...
With home prices and rates still relatively high, securing a mortgage can feel daunting – even to the most experienced borrowers. But don’t let that deter you: If other homebuyers’ experiences are any indication, odds are you’ll eventually find...
What a rollercoaster the past month has been! A catastrophic debate, an attempted assassination, a vice-presidential pick, a campaign resignation and more. We’ve also seen quarterly earnings reports from a couple of big tech companies that have had a bearish...
Welcome to my June 2024 real estate market update! Following early year optimism that inflation had been tamed, the Fed signaled 3 interest rate cuts throughout 2024 in their March Summary of Economic Projections (SEP). Unfortunately, data subsequently released...
Last December, when the Federal Reserve projected a series of benchmark rate cuts in the coming year, some analysts speculated that mortgage rates—which had recently peaked near 8%—would fall closer to 6% by mid-2024. Unfortunately, persistent inflation has delayed...
