Minor FICO score improvements can ease homebuying costs

Minor FICO score improvements can ease homebuying costs

According to the study‘s methodology, the analysis “combines publicly available data with modeled scenarios to estimate the financial benefit of raising a credit score to 760, and how long that improvement might... Read more »
Newsom vows crackdown on corporate homebuying in California

Newsom vows crackdown on corporate homebuying in California

In his final State of the State speech, Gov. Gavin Newsom took aim at a group that some say contribute to California’s housing affordability crisis: corporate landlords. Newsom vowed to take a... Read more »
Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump Agree on Corporate Homebuying

Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump Agree on Corporate Homebuying

Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking aim at institutional investors making purchases in the residential market.  Following a similar announcement by President Donald Trump, Newsom is planning to work with local legislators to... Read more »
Why most buyers hire the first agent they talk to

Why most buyers hire the first agent they talk to

Zillow found that 55% of buyers have previously bought a home — a shift that is changing expectations around how agents demonstrate value. After waiting out several years of elevated mortgage rates,... Read more »
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Serhant Predicts Fascinating Affordability Shift in Homebuying for 2026—as He Lifts the Lid on His Own Resolutions

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Serhant Predicts Fascinating Affordability Shift in Homebuying for 2026—as He Lifts the Lid on His Own Resolutions

Celebrity broker Ryan Serhant has made a career out of keeping his finger on the pulse of the housing market—and now he’s revealing his expert predictions for what 2026 has in store... Read more »
Shoppers are gearing up for the spring home-buying season: Zillow

Shoppers are gearing up for the spring home-buying season: Zillow

The housing market is heating up as the spring buying season approaches. Well-priced homes are selling fast, often within 29 days, and that time frame is bound to shorten as the shopping... Read more »
New Data Offers Cautious Optimism for Spring Home-Buying Season, Mortgage Market — RISMedia

New Data Offers Cautious Optimism for Spring Home-Buying Season, Mortgage Market — RISMedia

As the sluggish 2023 housing market retreats farther from view, new industry data points to reasons to be cautiously optimistic about the upcoming spring home-buying season.Thanks to lower mortgage rates as of... Read more »
Homebuying has not been this affordable since May: ICE

Homebuying has not been this affordable since May: ICE

The decline in mortgage rates in November helped financially strained homebuyers, according to ICE Mortgage Technology‘s latest Home Price Index data. It took $279 less per month to purchase the median-priced home... Read more »