by Karen | Jul 28, 2022 | Housing Market
By Jeff Ostrowski The fate of the housing boom is on the minds of both homeowners and homebuyers these days. Will record home values lead to a crash reminiscent of the one that made the Great Recession so painful? Or will prices simply take a breather from their...
by Karen | Jul 28, 2022 | Housing Market
By: Matthew Graham It was a week for paradoxes on several fronts, most notably when mortgage rates moved lower just after the Fed floated the idea of an even bigger hike. There’s a popular misconception that the Fed sets mortgage rates, or controls them directly...
by Karen | Jul 28, 2022 | Mortgages
Americans who have never owned a home believe 20% down payments are required. KEY TAKEAWAYS 80% of prospective first-time homebuyers are stressed about affording a down payment. More than a third of Americans and 41% of those who’ve never owned a home believe they...
by Karen | Jul 28, 2022 | Housing Market
BY DIANE TOMB With homebuying season in full swing, homebuyers are deciding to make one of the biggest purchases of their lives. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that a safe and comfortable home environment is crucial. That’s why, despite rising housing...
by Karen | Jun 22, 2022 | Mortgages
Title insurance plays an essential role in the economics of homeownership As someone who spent a career in the title insurance industry – both as a builder of a title business and leader of the industry’s trade group, — I am proud of the role we play in helping to...