Change Lending to join Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

Change Lending to join Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

Nonbank mortgage originator Change Lending will become a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLB-SF). The Anaheim, California-based originator’s application was approved on Wednesday after it fulfilled all... Read more »
10 Highlights From the 2024 New American Home

10 Highlights From the 2024 New American Home

Nestled within a desert landscape, the 2024 New American Home—a newly constructed property with the latest homebuilding advancements, which was unveiled at the International Builders’ Show in February—shows off ultra-energy efficiency, the... Read more »
Why California shouldn’t bail out the home insurance industry

Why California shouldn’t bail out the home insurance industry

Insurance companies collected more than $150 billion in premiums from California homeowners over the last 25 years and enjoyed profits at four times the national average. Now they’re demanding an unprecedented bailout... Read more »
Change Lending to join Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

Why Hometap is betting on the growth of the home equity investment market

Based on the notion that far too many U.S. homeowners are “house-rich, cash-poor,” home equity investment firm Hometap provides clients with a way to tap into their home equity instead of selling... Read more »
Annual home price growth reached 5.8% in January: CoreLogic

Annual home price growth reached 5.8% in January: CoreLogic

U.S. home price gains reached their highest rate in a year in January, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index (HPI). But the data provider forecasts yearly growth to begin slowing in the... Read more »
Colors to Avoid When Selling a Home

Colors to Avoid When Selling a Home

Colors to Avoid When Selling a Home Adding color is a hot trend in home design lately, but be careful which color you choose. By:  Melissa Dittmann Tracey Staging, Design & Architecture,... Read more »
Southern California Home Sales Rise After Two-Year Slump

Southern California Home Sales Rise After Two-Year Slump

Southern California has slammed the brakes on falling home sales. After 25 straight months of declining year-over-year sales, home sales rose 7 percent in January to 10,581 deals, the Orange County Register... Read more »
Las Vegas Custom Home Lots with Lake Las Vegas views

Las Vegas Custom Home Lots with Lake Las Vegas views

Lake Las Vegas 30 minutes from Harry Reid International Airport with direct flights to most national and international destinations and  from the bright lights and entertainment of the World Sports and Entertainment... Read more »
USDA lowers interest rates on single-family direct home loans

USDA lowers interest rates on single-family direct home loans

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday that it has lowered the interest rates for its single-family housing (SFH) direct home loan programs as of March 1, according to an... Read more »
Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann Buy Beverly Hills Home for M

Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann Buy Beverly Hills Home for $32M

Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann have bought a 9,300-square-foot Mid-century mansion in Beverly Hills for $31.9 million — $3.6 million less than it sold for a year ago. The director/producer and the... Read more »