All Posts in "Real Estate News" Category

Category archive page

Mortgage rates remain high due to labor market resilience

The labor market is showing signs of softness but is not breaking down yet, which has kept mortgage rates higher for longer. Since 2022, my guiding principle has been that the labor market is more important than inflation in determining mortgage rates. For those seeking lower mortgage rates, it’s more essential to see the labor…

Insurance exodus left many properties unprotected from the LA fires

Last month’s wildfires in Southern California had a devastating impact as 29 people were killed and about 16,000 homes were destroyed. Leading up to the disasters, the state’s largest private home insurer dropped policies in high-risk areas, leaving them financially unprotected after they burned to the ground. That’s according to a report published Thursday by…

HUD Sec. Turner holds HUD town hall, says there are “two genders”

Freshly confirmed and sworn in, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner held his first town hall with department staff as the Trump administration’s housing leader. He used the brief proceeding to thank the department’s staff, to praise his Trump-era predecessor Ben Carson and to lay out his vision for how…