Oceanwide Plaza’s Purchase Faces Push Back

Oceanwide Plaza’s Purchase Faces Push Back

Things are looking less certain for downtown Los Angeles’ infamous, incomplete graffiti-covered skyscrapers, a month after its largest creditors became a white knight buyer.  The bankruptcy court on Monday approved the City... Read more »
February new-home purchase mortgage demand edges up

February new-home purchase mortgage demand edges up

MBA estimates new single-family home sales were running at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 641,000 units in February, based on application data and assumptions about market coverage. That is down 3.3%... Read more »
James Van Der Beek’s .8M Ranch Purchase Sparks GoFundMe Controversy: What California Families Can Learn About Estate Planning and Financial Protection

James Van Der Beek’s $4.8M Ranch Purchase Sparks GoFundMe Controversy: What California Families Can Learn About Estate Planning and Financial Protection

The tragic passing of actor James Van Der Beek on February 11, 2026, at age 48 from colorectal cancer has sparked an unexpected national conversation about financial preparedness, estate planning, and the... Read more »
Attorney Allegedly Spent 0,000 Intended For Client Home Purchase

Attorney Allegedly Spent $750,000 Intended For Client Home Purchase

Lawyer Peter Giattino is facing felony charges for allegedly stealing $750,000 from a real estate client. He’s accused of spending the funds on gambling and other personal expenses. Long Island, New York,... Read more »
Stable Mortgage Rates Begin to Rekindle Purchase Demand in 2026

Stable Mortgage Rates Begin to Rekindle Purchase Demand in 2026

It’s a breath of fresh air for many aspiring homeowners: stable mortgage rates are starting to bring buyers back into the housing market in 2026, signaling a positive shift after a period... Read more »
Why 2025’s strong purchase application data didn’t boost home sales

Why 2025’s strong purchase application data didn’t boost home sales

2025 Data Now I don’t count the last two weeks of the year because all the weekly housing data gets impacted by the holidays and the first few days of the new... Read more »
Georgia Power’s M Purchase of an Atlanta Warehouse Led 6-10 Top Atlanta/SE Stories for 2025

Georgia Power’s $94M Purchase of an Atlanta Warehouse Led 6-10 Top Atlanta/SE Stories for 2025

A number of big-named companies led the way when it came to the 6-10 most widely read stories in the Atlanta/Southeast region for 2025. Georgia Power spending $94 million on an Atlanta... Read more »
Stable Rates Spur 10% Rise in Purchase Demand

Stable Rates Spur 10% Rise in Purchase Demand

Today’s mortgage rates are showing a welcome bit of stability. The national average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is currently sitting around 6.21%, a figure that’s thankfully lower than it was a year... Read more »
Top Home Features Swaying Buyers’ Purchase Decisions

Top Home Features Swaying Buyers’ Purchase Decisions

Photo credit: Gamespirit / Getty Images Vanity lighting, butcher block countertops and electric vehicle chargers are home features to rave about, according to a new study from Frontdoor, a home maintenance company.... Read more »
CMG reverse VP talks HECM for Purchase and division growth plans

CMG reverse VP talks HECM for Purchase and division growth plans

CMG Home Loans, the retail lending division of CMG Financial, has its eyes on growing its dedicated reverse mortgage segment. In addition to recently making a key operations hire in an effort... Read more »