(See my 2022 Real Estate News too)
Real estate celebs, group agree to pay $16.7 million settlement – Using infomercials and social media, Response Marketing Group would attract consumers to free events across the country where so-called real estate experts like Scott Yancey and Dean R. Graziosi would promise to share investing techniques.
- FHFA decides to scrap new debt-to-income ratio fees –
- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on May 10 that it is rescinding the fees that would have been based on a borrower’s debt-to-income ratio for loans that were above 40% and acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
HOA Foreclosure on your home – yes they can!
NAR TRACKS IMPACT OF MARIJUANA INDUSTRY ON COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
McDonald’s is Testing a New Restaurant Concept, and The First Location is in North Texas
Real Estate Investors Are Losing Money on Roughly 1 in 7 Homes They Sell—The Highest Share Since 2016
Foreclosures Jump—Is Another Wave About To Flood the Housing Market? –
Foreclosure proceedings began on more than 65,000 properties in the first quarter of this year, according to a recent report from real estate data firm ATTOM. That was up 3% from the last quarter of 2022—and a 29% jump from a year ago.
PODCAST – Realty group’s 40-year listing agreements causing pain – A controversial real estate company has been signing up thousands of Georgians for its 40-year listing agreements.
Down payment assistance ‘a gold mine’ for first-time buyers –
- Agents who learn more about down payment assistance programs can help themselves as well as buyers.
- Realtor.com donated $200,000 to help launch the Equity Down Payment Assistance Program.
- DPA programs can take patience, but the right partners can help get deals done.
3-31-2023 Podcast – NAR Finds Share of First-Time Home Buyers Smaller, Older Than Ever Before – You probably know why – mostly it takes longer to build wealth to afford homes today, right?
Zillow’s new AI-powered natural-language search is a first in real estate – Zillow has launched a new AI-powered feature that lets shoppers search for homes in the same way they would talk to their friends and family.