Despite Q4 2023 FRM rate slippage, Buyer Purchasing Power remains negative
Today’s homebuyer is limited to borrowing 9.7% less mortgage money than a year earlier due to higher interest rates alone.
Read MorePosted by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 10, 2024 | Economics, Home Sales, Interest Rates, Real Estate, Recessions |
Today’s homebuyer is limited to borrowing 9.7% less mortgage money than a year earlier due to higher interest rates alone.
Read MorePosted by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 8, 2024 | Appraisal, Finance, Real Estate |
A Section 35 higher-priced mortgage loan classification triggers certain appraisal report requirements.
Read MorePosted by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 5, 2024 | Feature Articles, Letters to the Editor, Property Management, Real Estate |
Landlords evicting a residential tenant who is not in default are limited to specific circumstances, called “just cause.”
Read MorePosted by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 5, 2024 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate, Recessions |
Just 18,800 new and resale home transactions closed escrow in California during November 2023.
Read MorePosted by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 2, 2024 | Feature Articles, Finance, Laws and Regulations, Loan Products, Mortgages, Real Estate |
Learn the ten prohibited lender actions which protect the borrower after origination of a high-cost (Section 32) consumer-purpose mortgage.
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