With mortgage rates moving closer to 7% once again, recent homebuyers are finding creative ways to lock in lower rates. A survey from Zillow conducted between March and September of this year found that 45% of recent buyers — half of whom bought a home in the past year and the other half in the…
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While the debate over the controversial Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) rages on, another big brokerage has weighed in. On the firm’s third-quarter 2024 earnings call on Friday, RE/MAX CEO Erik Carlson said that the brokerage supports CCP because it “believes in prioritizing consumer interest over practices that benefit a few at the expense of many.” …
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday announced that it will issue $1.7 million in new funding to assist the city of Asheville, North Carolina, with its ongoing recovery efforts stemming from flooding and other damage caused by Hurricane Helene in late September. “Funding announced today — which will support the…
Unfortunately for the Federal Reserve and voters looking for clarity ahead of next week’s presidential election, the October jobs report paints a murky picture of the nation’s economic status. Data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that 12,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added in October, essentially unchanged month over month. The average…