Housing Affordability A Main Issue For Early Voters: Redfin

Housing Affordability A Main Issue For Early Voters: Redfin

Thirty-eight percent of early voters said housing affordability influenced their presidential vote. Harris voters (43 percent) were more likely to care about housing than Trump voters (29 percent), Redfin said. Whether it’s... Read more »
MIG Picks Up 3 Broward Co Warehouses for M

MIG Picks Up 3 Broward Co Warehouses for $29M

Berkley Partners sold a three-warehouse business park in Pompano Beach for $29 million. It last sold for $15 million in 2018. MIG Real Estate bought the 110,958-square-foot warehouse at 3610 to 3890... Read more »
MIG Picks Up 3 Broward Co Warehouses for M

Jamison, Arc Capital Team on Koreatown Office-to-Residential Conversion

Jamison is partnering with Arc Capital Partners on the adaptive reuse of 3325 Wilshire Blvd., a 1950s-era office building in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. The 233,000-square-foot property will be redeveloped into 236 apartments... Read more »
MIG Picks Up 3 Broward Co Warehouses for M

United Way of Greater LA Relocates to Manulife’s 515 S. Figueroa

Avison Young represented Manulife’s John Hancock Real Estate in a full-floor, 22,115-square-foot office lease at 515 S. Figueroa St. in downtown Los Angeles. United Way of Greater Los Angeles has signed a 15-year lease and... Read more »
FOA’s ‘good’ reverse originator ranking reaffirmed by Morningstar DBRS

FOA’s ‘good’ reverse originator ranking reaffirmed by Morningstar DBRS

Global credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS last week assigned a “good” rating to reverse mortgage industry leader Finance of America (FOA), confirming the ranking the company was assigned this past summer ahead... Read more »
FOA’s ‘good’ reverse originator ranking reaffirmed by Morningstar DBRS

Key reverse mortgage metrics saw an uptick in October even as business remains lukewarm

Reverse mortgage industry performance metrics have been trading gains and losses for several months now, but a more favorable interest rate environment and optimism about the possible trajectory of business in 2025... Read more »
FOA’s ‘good’ reverse originator ranking reaffirmed by Morningstar DBRS

Don’t be surprised if a 61-year-old white woman buys your house

Elevated mortgage rates, sky-high home prices, tight credit and stagnant wages have all contributed to homebuyers getting older. Newly released data from the annual profile of home buyers and sellers by the... Read more »
What a Trump victory would mean for antitrust enforcement

What a Trump victory would mean for antitrust enforcement

When it comes to what a possible Kamala Harris or Donald Trump victory in the presidential election means for the future of antitrust enforcement in the real estate space, lawyer and industry... Read more »
LO strategies to deal with election week anxiety

LO strategies to deal with election week anxiety

In a week expected to mark the close of a divided race for the U.S. presidency, mortgage loan officers are standing by the motto of, “Let’s control what we can control.“ As... Read more »
Home sales are up over last year

Home sales are up over last year

The hardest position to take in analyzing the housing market is one that is contrarian and bullish. When everyone knows that the housing market is sluggish and weak, but the data shows... Read more »