COVID-19 has created significant problems in the residential rental market, with dramatic increases and decreases in rents in certain regions of the country—that is supported by a report from AdvisorSmith, which studied patterns in rental prices in more than 500 ...
Read More »Crossing the Language Barrier for Spanish-Speaking Agents, Homeowners
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Tuesday launched a Spanish version of its website, NAR en Español. The sub-site evolved from NAR's Spanish-language Facebook page into the "comprehensive collection of resources" the associations now offers its Spanish-speaking members, NAR representatives ...
Read More »How Will Housing Struggles Impact the Presidential Election?
There is no denying that the pandemic has altered Americans’ lives and is likely to impact their voting behaviors in the 2020 presidential election. As the election draws nearer, many people are still deciding whether or not they will cast ...
Read More »Estimating Property Damage Caused by Hurricane Delta
Mere weeks after Hurricane Laura delivered the most intense storm to hit the northwestern Gulf Coast since 1856, Hurricane Delta ravaged a similar path, making landfall near Creole, Louisiana Friday as a mid-Cat 2 storm. CoreLogic, a provider of property ...
Read More »How High Did Serious Delinquency Rates Climb This Summer?
Find out how the numbers compared to highs from the Great Recession, and why one expert called the midsummer numbers "stunning."
Read More »‘Flurry of Lawsuits’ Challenge CDC Eviction Moratorium
When the White House made an announcement—by way of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—that it would put a new conditional eviction ban in place, many housing-industry experts anticipated pushback from property owners. Then the court cases, ...
Read More »Wildfire Impact on California’s Housing Market
In areas like Napa and Sonoma Counties, competition for housing has increased exponentially. It's one result of devastating wildfires that have cut a swath through many parts of California, according to Realtor.com. Those who lost their homes need to plant ...
Read More »Data Determines ‘Best Political Mix’ for the U.S. Economy
In order to predict a political scenario that would most benefit the U.S. economy, the analysts at Wallet Hub dove deep into data. The researchers compared the condition of the economy under six different situations in which either Democrats or Republicans ...
Read More »How Many Homeowners Are in ‘Strategic’ Forbearance Plans?
Forbearance data might not be as daunting as it looks at first blush. That is, according to an article by Bloomberg.com, which points to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) data showing that, as of September 6, as many as 25% ...
Read More »VP Candidate Viewpoints: Harris and Pence’s Housing Perspectives
As the country faces a housing shortage as well as a fast-approaching presidential election, whichever party ends up in the White House in 2021 is going to have a significant impact on housing. Although the vice-presidential candidates did not speak ...
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