Real Estate News

After 16 days, the State of California Franchise Tax Board nullified Fidelity National Title Company’s suspension and restored the corporation to good standing on Thursday. The impact of the suspension could hold severe consequences, ultimately delaying borrowers closing on …Read More

Coming up with a 20% down payment for a median-price home costs buyers two-thirds of their annual income, according to a new Zillow report. Source link …Read More

The Fair Housing Council of Riverside County will unveil plans for a mixed use, affordable housing project in downtown Riverside at a community meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. The meeting will be held in the Showcase area …Read More

Not so ago, national reporters covering housing relied on four or five chief economists in the housing sector to help to understand and interpret real estate economic data for their readers. These gurus were on everyone’s Rolodex because they worked …Read More

Smaller investors are getting a boost from firms using extensive data to help them become landlords in cities across the country. Source link …Read More

Moody’s Corp. has agreed to pay nearly $864 million to settle federal and state claims it gave inflated ratings to risky mortgage investments in the years leading up to the financial crisis. The deal announced Friday was struck among the New …Read More

Senate Democrats recently began collecting complaints from consumers about Steve Mnuchin and OneWest Bank in preparation for Mnuchin’s confirmation hearing to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of the Treasury. What wasn’t known at the time is …Read More

The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage inched up to 4.16%, but rates are still low by historical standards. Source link …Read More

The super sensitivity of home buyers to the slightest uptick in mortgage interest rates is one of the more puzzling examples of human misperception.  Buyers will rush to close or put their buying plans on ice when rates are rising …Read More

Builders are super confident, but they're not building more homes. There are several reasons for this. Source link …Read More