Savvy homebuyers are thinking about more than just school zones and ROI – increasingly, they’re factoring for potential climate effects and the many seen and unforeseen costs associated with that. That means considering things like wildfire, drought, heatwave, and flood risks. But is it affecting the market just yet? Read on! The Climate Change Effect […more]
A six-bedroom home in Cambridge, MA, once owned by home improvement guru Bob Vila is available for $7.45 million.
Former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is flying away from his penthouse in Atlanta. You can move in for $2.65 million.
What a crazy day for my economic model! On the same day, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed that we’ve recovered all the jobs lost to COVID-19 and I am raising my sixth recession red flag. When I wrote the America is back recovery model on April 7, 2020, and then retired it on […more]
Stakeholders on all sides of the issues sounded off on the proposed changes to the federal redlining statute in comments to the banking agencies marshaling the changes. Some of the nearly 360 comments came in late on Thursday, a day before the deadline imposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal […more]
Even as the Bay Area housing market cools and competition slows, that may not mean it’s time to buy a home.
Located on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, the gray-shingled house built in 1682 is the oldest home to land on the market this week.
With tech solutions and automation dominating more and more of the mortgage experience, the appraisal process can feel a bit dated, often causing significant slowdowns. HousingWire recently spoke with Erin Reed, vice president of originations, valuations and operations at ServiceLink about approaching appraisal modernization in an innovative way while addressing logistical challenges along the way. […more]
Why wait until the inspection to start investigating possible home problems? You can uncover these potential disasters with just a little detective work.
While plans to raze the shuttered Schwarz/Home/Engelhart sausage outlet at 1726-1730 Mission Street and develop a six-story building upon the Mission District site were approved back in 2017, and building permits for the project were approved and issued the next year, the ground has yet to be broken. As designed by Natoma Architects, the modern […more]