ft Editorial Staff | firsttuesday Journal

Trending mortgage rates

Posted by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 29, 2023 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate |

Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.

Waiver by Negotiation or by Conduct

Posted by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 28, 2023 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video |

Covers: Negotiating a limitation or waiver of the existing mortgage holder’s due-on rights; Valuable consideration paid in exchange for a mortgage holder’s waiver; A mortgage holder’s waiver of their right to enforce the due-on clause by their conduct.

Unstable economic signals hold down new construction; Monthly Statistical Update (October 2023)

Posted by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 27, 2023 | Charts, Feature Articles, Market Watch, Monthly Statistical Update, Real Estate, Video |

Job growth stalls; The stock market, in disregard of reality; Construction struggles to take off despite need for more housing

California tiered home pricing

Posted by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 26, 2023 | Bay Area, Charts, first tuesday Local, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Mortgages, Real Estate, San Diego |

Home prices are at the tail end of a brief seasonal uptick across California’s metropolitan areas.

Due-on-Death, Divorce, and Inter-Family Transfer Exceptions

Posted by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 25, 2023 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video |

Covers: Avoiding due-on enforcement on the death of an owner of a one-to-four unit residential property encumbered by an owner-occupant consumer-purpose mortgage; Due-on divorce and inter-family transfer exceptions