Investor home purchases hit lowest second-quarter level since 2020
The decline comes as investors face the same pressures as individual buyers; high borrowing costs, elevated prices and economic uncertainty.
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Non-QM lender Griffin Funding unveils AI-driven underwriting platform
The tool pulls hundreds of pages of program guidelines into a single system and uses AI to deliver answers to loan qualification questions.
Baltimore’s push against vacant housing shows positive results
Vacancy notices have fell from 16,000 in 2020 to about 12,600 in 2025 — a 21% decrease, according to Urban Institute.
Texas bill targets deed fraud, but expert points to online loopholes
Senate Bill 15 would require clerks to ask for identification when property transactions are filed in person.
Opendoor hires Kaz Nejatian as new CEO
Opendoor Technologies announced Wednesday that it has named Kaz Nejatian, the former chief operating officer of Shopify, as its new CEO.
Optimal Blue: Rate-and-term refis soar 70% in August
Borrowers rushed to refinance in August as mortgage rates eased, pushing rate-and-term lock volume up 70% from July, according to Optimal Blue’s Mortgage Market Advantage report.
Bipartisan House bill would strengthen HUD’s grip on manufactured housing standards
“We must ensure that HUD has primary authority over all manufactured housing standards,” Rep. Mike Flood said in a statement.
Clayton debuts CrossMod manufactured homes at HUD showcase
The featured model — called the Cypress and expected to cost roughly $200,000 — is 990 square feet with two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
AREAA releases 2025 A-List of top-producing agents and teams
The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) has named 109 individual agents and 64 teams to its annual A-List.
Homeownership among Black Americans drops to 4-year low
Results were down roughly 1.5% from this time last year and marked the steepest annual decline since the third quarter of 2021.