November jobs report comes in stronger than expected

November jobs report comes in stronger than expected

Employers picked up the hiring pace in November, shaking investors’ confidence in the Federal Reserve’s likelihood of cutting interest rates in 2024.  November job gains grew faster than expected, posting an increase... Read more »
Do I Have to Report Rental Income From a Family Member

Do I Have to Report Rental Income From a Family Member

If you own a property in the U.S. and rent it out to a family member, you may wonder if you have to report the rental income to the IRS. The answer... Read more »
Do You Have to Report Rental Income if No Profit?

Do You Have to Report Rental Income if No Profit?

If you own a property that you rent out to tenants, you may wonder if you have to report the rental income to the IRS, especially if you are not making any... Read more »
Home prices grew in more than 80% of U.S. metro areas year over year in Q3: NAR report

Home prices grew in more than 80% of U.S. metro areas year over year in Q3: NAR report

Home prices keep moving up, offering few signs of relief to cash-strapped homebuyers. More than 80% of U.S. metro markets saw price gains in the third quarter of 2023, according to the... Read more »
Fidelity and Doma report Q3 title earnings

Fidelity and Doma report Q3 title earnings

Fidelity National Financial finished out third-quarter earnings reporting for the Big Four title firms this week, hosting its earnings call with investors and analysts Wednesday morning. While the firm’s title revenue was... Read more »
Housing authorities and lenders added 54 homebuyer assistance programs in Q3: report

Housing authorities and lenders added 54 homebuyer assistance programs in Q3: report

A total of 2,256 homebuyer assistance programs are available in the U.S. housing market after 54 programs were added in the third quarter, according to Down Payment Resource (DPR), a homebuyer assistance... Read more »
CFPB report finds state community reinvestment laws can go beyond federal version

CFPB report finds state community reinvestment laws can go beyond federal version

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week published a report analyzing state-level community reinvestment laws and ways they promote reinvestment activities for entities including mortgage companies. The 32-page report features details... Read more »
FTC requires nonbank financial institutions to report data breaches

FTC requires nonbank financial institutions to report data breaches

Nonbank financial institutions, including mortgage brokers, motor vehicle dealers and payday lenders, must report certain data breaches and other security events to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). According to an amendment to the Commission’s Safeguards Rule announced Friday,... Read more »