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Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Dec 1, 2023 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 24
Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Dec 1, 2023 | Finance, Forms, Investment, Loan Products, Real Estate | 0
A trust deed broker uses these forms when employed by the holder of a trust deed note, to act as their exclusive agent to locate an investor and negotiate the terms for the sale of the note, and a loan broker uses these forms when arranging the purchase by a trust deed investor of an existing trust deed note held out for sale, to prepare an offer stating the price and conditions for purchase of the trust deed note.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 27, 2023 | Finance, Interest Rates, Loan Products, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0
A consumer-purpose mortgage origination secured by the borrower’s primary residence earns a Section 32 designation based on a three-step set of APR tests.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 24, 2023 | Appraisal, Finance, Real Estate, Video | 0
An appraiser must not have a direct or indirect interest, financial, personal or otherwise, in the property they have been retained to prepare an appraisal.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 22, 2023 | Economics, Finance, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
In terms of financial safety, most California metros rank low, with the housing market to blame.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 17, 2023 | Economics, Finance, Mortgages, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
The MBA’s crystal ball shows more mortgage originations in 2024 – but also a recession.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 10, 2023 | Appraisal, Feature Articles, Finance, Real Estate | 0
Fee appraisers are to be compensated by mortgage lenders and their agents at a reasonable rate – but there are exceptions that effectively gut this rule.
Read Moreby David Swistock | Nov 10, 2023 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions, Tax | 0
CSHV 1999 Harrison LLC v. County of Alameda
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 10, 2023 | Economics, Finance, Home Sales, Real Estate | 1
Outdated legislation limiting premium increases has caused major insurers to abandon California homeowners in recent months.
Read Moreby David Swistock | Nov 6, 2023 | Laws and Regulations, Loan Products, Mortgages, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
Shetty v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Oct 23, 2023 | Charts, Interest Rates, Mortgages, Real Estate, Recessions | 36
The yield spread indicates the likelihood of a recession or recovery one year forward.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 2, 2023 | Economics, Home Sales, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
Planning for the next several years in real estate transactions will require patience and a very different approach to the past decade of recovery economics driven by rate decreases.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 2, 2023 | Commercial, Finance, Mortgages, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
Existing regulations prohibiting unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices (UDAAP) in consumer mortgage financing now apply to the conduct of originators of commercial mortgage financing in California.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 13, 2023 | Economics, Finance, Mortgages, Real Estate, Recessions | 1
In 2022, the number of consumer mortgage loans originated by DFPI licensees was down a shocking 70% from the prior year.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 11, 2023 | Economics, Finance, Home Sales, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
Mortgage loan availability fell in July 2023 to its lowest level in a decade for non-qualified mortgages (QMs).
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Sep 7, 2023 | Charts, Finance, Real Estate | 6
An update on stock pricing and earnings.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 25, 2023 | Economics, Home Sales, Interest Rates, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
Sticky homeowners are unwilling to relieve the inventory shortage in 2023.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Aug 25, 2023 | Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Mortgages, Real Estate, Recessions | 1
Media pundits in their coverage of today’s high mortgage interest rates ignore the 60-year cycle of rising and falling mortgage rates and the seller’s pricing response to rising and falling rates.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Aug 22, 2023 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Real Estate | 13
Track the single most influential factor on California’s real estate market: the number of people employed.
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