9 Proven Strategies To Keep Retention Rates High When Business Is Slow

9 Proven Strategies To Keep Retention Rates High When Business Is Slow

September means Back to Basics here at Inman. As real estate navigates the post-settlement era with new commission rules, real estate professionals from across the country will share what’s working for them,... Read more »
50-Unit South Loop Condo Deconversion Hits the Market

50-Unit South Loop Condo Deconversion Hits the Market

Commercial real estate brokerage firm Greenstone Partners has listed Imperial Lofts, a 50-unit condominium property located at 1528 S. Wabash Ave. in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood, for sale. Directors Jordan Multack and... Read more »
Malibu Manufactured Home Community Sets Pricing Record

Malibu Manufactured Home Community Sets Pricing Record

Marcus & Millichap closed the sale of Point Dume Club of Malibu, a 297-site manufactured housing asset located on 95.4 oceanfront acres in Malibu. Although the purchase price was not disclosed, first VP investments... Read more »
Malibu Manufactured Home Community Sets Pricing Record

CIM Group’s CMCT Completes Partial Apartment Conversion of LA Offices

CMCT, a REIT operated by affiliates of CIM Group, completed the conversion of the top two floors of a three-story, approximately 143,000-square-foot office building at 4750 Wilshire Blvd. into 68 luxury apartment... Read more »

U.S. home sales fall to historically low level: Redfin – NEIL PIERSON, HousingWire

According to the national real estate brokerage, only two months in the past decade have seen lower levels of home sales than last month. The first occurred in May 2020, when the... Read more »
Loan quality takes a hit even as mortgage origination volume slows

Loan quality takes a hit even as mortgage origination volume slows

The overall critical defect rate for mortgages increased in the first quarter of 2024, ending five consecutive quarters of decline. But the increase itself was relatively modest and the share of loans... Read more »
Loan quality takes a hit even as mortgage origination volume slows

Opinion: Do our representatives really want affordable housing?

The talk of this election season has rightfully been on affordable housing. Simultaneously, I have heard this common refrain from eager homebuyers: “I qualify for an FHA (or VA) home loan, but... Read more »
Loan quality takes a hit even as mortgage origination volume slows

CertifID expands insurance coverage on wire transfers

With home sale prices continuing to rise, wire fraud prevention firm CertifID announced Thursday that it is increasing its direct, first-party insurance coverage maximum to $2 million. This means that up to... Read more »
Loan quality takes a hit even as mortgage origination volume slows

Kamala Harris’s path to financial equity and homeownership

While elections are still a couple of months away, some rhetoric regarding the housing market and affordability is starting to emerge. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has provided first insights on portions of... Read more »
Loan quality takes a hit even as mortgage origination volume slows

Fed goes big, slashing interest rates by 50 bps

The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday by 50 basis points (bps) to a range of 4.75% to 5%, turning an important corner in the central bank’s fight against... Read more »