- Homebuyers finally responded, after mortgage rates hit lowest level in three monthson July 9, 2025 at 11:53 am
Mortgage demand took a big jump higher, as rates continue to fall to their lowest level in three months.
- BlackRock keeps its foot on the private-markets pedal with another acquisitionon July 7, 2025 at 4:03 pm
The Wall Street firm agreed Monday to buy ElmTree Funds, a real estate investment firm that manages roughly $7.3 billion in assets.
- Homeowner’s insurance premiums vary widely from state to state, but they are all going upon July 2, 2025 at 5:55 pm
Homeowner’s insurance premiums are going up as increasingly severe storms and other disasters, combined with rising housing costs, are pushing rates higher.
- Mortgage refinance demand surges, as interest rates drop furtheron July 2, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Mortgage rates continued to fall, causing more homeowners to apply to refinance at those lower rates. Homebuyers, however, were less impacted by lower rates.
- Climate threat to U.S. infrastructure is accelerating. Here’s what’s most at riskon July 1, 2025 at 4:24 pm
Climate risk to U.S. infrastructure is rising, and government cuts to climate science are only accelerating that risk.
- An Energy Star inside U.S. homes is under attack from Trump, with the cost to homeowners uncertainon July 1, 2025 at 3:40 pm
Donald Trump has railed against modern dishwashers, washing machines, light bulbs, showerheads and toilets. He’s turned his ire into a presidential edict.
- Here’s how the luxury real estate market is splitting upon June 27, 2025 at 11:00 am
Here’s how the luxury real estate market is splitting up
- FEMA is not a ‘replacement for insurance coverage,’ risk management expert says. Here’s whyon June 26, 2025 at 9:30 am
FEMA provides aid after natural disasters, but it’s not meant to replace your home insurance plan, especially as the agency is facing major changes.
- Trump administration moves to count crypto as a federal mortgage asseton June 25, 2025 at 9:05 pm
The Trump administration is ordering Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to formally consider cryptocurrency as an asset in single-family mortgage loan risk assessments.
- Primary win by pro-rent freeze Mamdani knocks shares of Flagstar bank on NYC market exposureon June 25, 2025 at 8:10 pm
A rent freeze could lower the value of Flagstar’s multi-family housing loans, though the extent of the potential impact is unclear.
