Mortgage
Housing

Black Knight Originations Market Monitor: Mortgage Rate Lock Activity Falls as Rates Top 7% for First Time Since November 2022; Signs of Credit Tightening Persist

According to the Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices, 30-year conforming rates crossed 7% for the first time since November 2022, before falling sharply and then rebounding to 6.88% Overall rate lock volumes were down 7% month over […]

Homeownership
Housing

The Netherlands and the ban on real estate investment: Homeownership more accessible but not cheaper

In the Netherlands‘ largest cities, homeownership has recently become somehow more accessible for middle-income households as many municipalities discourage investors from buying affordable real estate. However, more than a year after the policy started to be […]

Starwood
Home Values

Institutional firms are pulling back from the U.S. housing market—just look at Starwood’s decision to shop 2,000 single-family rentals

Starwood Capital CEO Barry Sternlicht doesn’t hold back on his Federal Reserve criticism: On multiple occasions he’s told CNBC anchors that the central bank’s aggressive interest rate hikes could soon spur a deep recession. It’s easy to see […]