Educational NYT Real Estate profiles a personal stylist and costume designer in Portland, Ore., who is navigating the housing market with a $540,000 budget. The story centers on a familiar tension for creative professionals: building a mortgage-ready profile when income arrives through freelance channels rather than a single
Educational HousingWire reports that Dan Sogorka has stepped into the chief executive role at Informed, departing his position as CEO of Origna8 while retaining a seat on the broker startup's board. The move positions Sogorka to expand Informed's artificial intelligence platform aimed at detecting fraud in
The August 31, 2026 Housing Market Outlook video gives you the info you need to know to navigate the housing market as a homebuyer, home seller, renter, or industry professional.
Educational Realtor.com News is tracking a quieter stretch on the economic calendar this week, with attention fixed on August inventory figures, mortgage rate movements, and the upcoming jobs report. For a housing market that has spent months digesting rate volatility and tight supply, these data points offer the next
An ARM might help you snag a lower introductory mortgage rate—but with mortgage rates on the rise, is the risk worth the reward?
Educational BREAKING — Mortgage Professional America reports that an overwhelming majority of loan officers are not ready for the next wave of mortgage refinancing, with industry observer Thuan Nguyen arguing that preparation rather than rate timing will determine which professionals succeed when refinancing activity accelerates. The finding suggests that the coming
Educational A federal judge has halted an attempted overhaul of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's grant program, with NYT Real Estate reporting that the ruling found the changes would exclude more fair housing organizations than they would include. The decision preserves existing funding structures that community-
Educational NYT Real Estate profiles a television stylist and costume designer in Portland who navigated the housing market with a $540,000 budget while working on freelance income. The piece illustrates how gig-economy professionals face a distinct hurdle when seeking home financing: traditional underwriting often struggles to capture the
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Educational The Mortgage Reports has published a guide to cash-out refinancing, walking through how these loans function alongside the requirements and rates that shape who can access them. The piece arrives at a moment when homeowners are weighing whether the equity built in recent years can be put to
HUD authorities raided Cadence McShane offices over whistleblower allegations that it exceeded a profit cap on a low-income housing project.
South River Mortgage promotes Tyler Plack to CEO as Jim Plack retires, with SRM ranking No. 5 with 856 HECM endorsements in 12 months.
Home prices continued to edge higher in the latest readings from FHFA and the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Indices , with both measures showing somewhat stronger annual gains than they did a m