The new threat to those resisting the urge to buy real estate (how dare you) is the risk of rising mortgage rates. All the pundits… Read More »Have Massive Home Price Gains Eclipsed the Benefit of Low Mortgage Rates?
Last week, Zillow hosted its fifth housing forum in the nation’s capital to discuss current real estate matters. The panel of reporters, real estate gurus,… Read More »Realtors’ Chief Economist Says FHA Loans Are a Rip-Off for Consumers
There were several reports floating around today that Zillow is in talks to buy its smaller rival Trulia for a whole lot of money, despite… Read More »Zillow to Buy Trulia for $3.5 Billion in Stock
Are you still looking to buy a place before time runs out? Don’t want to miss out on the next big housing boom? Well, it… Read More »Home Prices Are Expected to Peak in 2016, Then Do Pretty Much Nothing Through 2022
Life has gotten a lot more convenient over the past decade thanks to our friend the Internet. Today, we can shop for clothes, groceries, and… Read More »Opendoor Review: Get an Offer for Your Home in Just 24 Hours
You’d think that someone so heavily involved in the mortgage world would have a family full of homeowners, but that’s not the case with David… Read More »The Daughter of Mortgage Bankers Association President David Stevens Doesn’t Want a Mortgage
If we’ve learned anything from Goldilocks and the Three Bears, it’s that we should strive for “just right,” no matter if it’s porridge or home… Read More »Hooray, Home Price Gains Are Slowing and Should Be Just Right by Year End
I’m sure regular readers of this blog see me as a bit of a pessimist, perhaps a little cynical. After all, I bring the bad… Read More »Don’t Buy a House Because You Don’t Want to Miss Out
Happy World Cup opening day everyone. I like soccer (and mortgages) so I tried desperately to come up with a way to combine both subjects.… Read More »Mortgage Rates vs. the World Cup
I’m getting sick and tired of hearing about how restrictive and constrained mortgage lending standards are these days. It’s really not that hard to get… Read More »Mortgage Lending Standards Aren’t Too Tight, Really
