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Guest Opinion: How the Fed Impacts the Housing Market

June 8, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

Shelter inflation is a macroeconomic drag. Money spent on housing is money that’s not being spent on education, services, and durable goods. The post Guest Opinion: How the Fed Impacts the Housing Market appeared first […]

Guest Opinion: Can Solar Tax Credits They Help Make Housing More Affordable?

April 26, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

Many states offer their own state tax credits for solar installs that work in tandem with the federal-level credit. The post Guest Opinion: Can Solar Tax Credits They Help Make Housing More Affordable? appeared first […]

Rocket lost money last year, so why are its shares up?

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, lost money in 2023, but executives have expressed confidence about a big turnaround by touting investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the company’s profitability. Despite reporting […]

Industry experts are closely watching delinquency rates, insurance costs

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Mortgage servicers, regulators and economists are closely watching the delinquency rates for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans following a spike in the fourth quarter of 2023. Industry experts say that although there’s a correlation […]

Jobs data sends mortgage rates higher

February 3, 2024 Comments Off

Today we got a jobs Friday hat trick! Better headline jobs were reported, with positive revisions and more robust wage growth, which caught bond traders off guard and sent bond yields and mortgage rates […]