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Dare To Dream: 5 Magnificent Mansions You Could Buy If You Won the Mega Millions Jackpot

Jul 30, 2022 |

With the Mega Millions jackpot up to $1.025 billion, many may be fantasizing about the homes they could buy if they won. Here are some ideas.

Lake Tahoe’s Billionaire Real Estate Market Isn’t Cooling Off

Jul 30, 2022 |

Lake Tahoe’s billionaire real estate market isn’t cooling off. And you can chalk it up to a classic case of supply and demand. Last Year’s Predictions, This Year’s Reality Tahoe’s 2021 fire was one for the books, and it was more than enough for people to start wondering whether it might dampen enthusiasm for lake […more]

A Connecticut House Built Before the State Was Founded Is the Week’s Oldest Home

Jul 29, 2022 |

A Connecticut home built over a century before the state was founded is the oldest property to hit the market this week on Realtor.com.

‘Romancing the Stone’: Popular Vacation Rental in Oklahoma Available for $739K

Jul 29, 2022 |

On the market for $739,000, “Romancing The Stone” is a luxury stone cabin that’s in high demand on vacation rental sites.

Don’t miss the Women of Influence Forum at HW Annual Oct. 3

Jul 29, 2022 |

If there’s one thing successful women in housing have in common, it’s their ability to get sh*t done. Whether they’re managing a team, running a business, or anything in between, women are dominating the industry and making room at the table for a new generation of women to do the same. It’s because of this […more]

Fortnite Gaming Sensation Tfue Lists Waterfront Home in Florida for $3.1M

Jul 29, 2022 |

This luxurious waterfront house in the Sunshine State is owned by Turner Tenney, better known as Tfue to fans of Fortnite.

Opinion: The end of seller speculation in US housing market

Jul 29, 2022 |

A few months ago, the United States housing market failed Econ 101. Table 1, below, reports the 10 hottest U.S. metropolitan areas in February 2022, based on year-over-year growth in median listing price according to the residential real estate listing website, Realtor.com. The table also reports the year-over-year percent change in new listings for each […more]

Fannie Mae launches eighth CAS note offering this year

Jul 29, 2022 |

Fannie Mae has unveiled its eighth Connecticut Avenue Series (CAS) credit-risk transfer deal of 2022, a $626.3 million note offering backed by a reference pool of single-family mortgages valued at $20.4 billion. The offering is slated to close Aug. 5, according to a presale review by the Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA). This latest CAS transaction, CAS 2022-R08, […more]

Congressional report finds Invitation Homes downplayed evictions to Fannie Mae

Jul 29, 2022 |

Imagine getting a $1 billion, interest-only loan and later lying to your creditor. That’s what a congressional subcommittee said happened between Fannie Mae and Invitation Homes, the single-family rental landlord that in 2017 got a $1 billion interest-only 10-year loan from the government-sponsored enterprise. The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis found that from March […more]

Fraudster’s Luxuriously Crafted Townhome Forfeited, Reduced

Jul 29, 2022 |

Purchased by a former Cisco Executive for $3.5 million in 2016 with funds that appear to have been acquired by way of an illegal kickback scheme, the 2,888-square-foot townhome unit #108 at The Pacific (a.k.a. 2121 Webster Street) was forfeited to the U.S. Government this past April and listed for $5.225 million in May. The […more]