China pledges $42 billion in a slew of measures to support the struggling property sector
Chinese authorities on Friday pledged new support for state-owned enterprises to enable them to buy unsold apartments.
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Real estate mogul Ryan Serhant talks national housing market & NYC's skyrocketing rent prices
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Most luxury real estate buyers are using cash, says The Agency CEO Mauricio Umansky
Mauricio Umansky, The Agency founder and CEO, joins 'Fast Money' to talk trends in the luxury housing market.
Sun Belt cities lead the way for new home sales
As homebuyers continue to grapple with a lack of existing homes for sale, the market for new homes continues to see strong demand, and some areas of the country — including Sun Belt states — are producing new homes at a relatively rapid rate. A study released Thursday by fintech and personal finance website SmartAsset delved into Zillow data on new home sales. A key conclusion is t...
Higher rates are impacting future housing production
Higher mortgage rates have impacted the 5-unit permit data so much that we are already at COVID-19 recession lows. Are we starting to see higher mortgage rates slow single-family permits too? Back in 2022, the housing sector was in a full-blown recession, with existing home sales crashing and housing permits and starts falling. However, after Nov. 9, 2022, mortgage rates fell, the builders cut...
UWM cuts out title insurer with updated TRAC+ program, rolls out 0% down purchase initiative
United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has launched a new service to handle all the title work for its brokers on refinancings. As a result, brokers no longer need to deal with a title company or settlement agent to close a refi. The top U.S. mortgage lender announced the service on Thursday during an annual meeting with its broker partners in Pontiac, Michigan. It said TRAC+ will allow th...