West - Real Estate Investor Pulse

U.S. home prices are falling in the West but rising in the East

March 30, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

Americans looking to buy a home in much cheaper markets might want to try their luck west of Texas, according to a real estate analysis released this week. Home prices fell in 12 of the […]

Mesa West raises $1.4bn for fifth US value-add real estate fund

February 14, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s private US real estate credit arm has raised $1.37bn (€1.3bn) for its fifth value-add fund. Mesa West Capital said the amount raised for Mesa West Real Estate Income Fund V exceeded an original […]

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 […]