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Inflation is Slowing, But Fully Quelling It Will Be Tough

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Limited Supply of Homes for Sale Boosts Prices, New Home Construction While the latest data on inflation has provided reason for optimism, less favorable base effects are likely to slow further progress in reducing annual inflation to the preferred 2-percent target, according to the July 2023 commentary from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. Given the low rate of productivity gains, wage growth appears to remain too high for

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U.S. Home Prices Rise For the First Time in Nearly Five Months

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Elevated mortgage rates are cutting into homebuyers’ budgets. But this week’s inflation report—which shows that consumer prices are cooling quickly—provides a glimmer of hope that mortgage rates could gradually start to come down. The median U.S. home-sale price rose 1.5% from a year earlier during the four weeks ending July 9, the first increase in nearly five months. That’s according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage.

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Anchor Loans Names Construction-Lending Veteran Jim Fraser as Chief Operating Officer

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Anchor Loans, the nation’s leading provider of financing to residential real estate developers, builders and entrepreneurs, announced that Jim Fraser has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Fraser will be responsible for the customer experience that Anchor delivers as well as the day-to-day operations of the company. He will also take the lead in expanding Anchor’s homebuilder and build-to-rent (BTR) finance programs.  Fraser joins Anchor from Built Technologies, Inc,

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Home Rents Continue to Rise in Q2 2023

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89% of U.S. Cities Experienced Year-Over-Year Rent Increases 36% of the cities analyzed experienced double-digit rent increases Rentometer has released their Q2 2023 Rent Report for three-bedroom (3-BR) houses that are single-family rentals (SFRs). Rentometer collects data for all residential asset classes, but this report is focused on SFR because they are one of, if not the most, active residential rental asset classes today. Rentometer’s president, Mike Lapsley, commented that “we

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FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY IN FIRST HALF OF 2023 TICKS UPWARDS TOWARDS PRE-COVID LEVELS

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U.S. Foreclosure Starts Increase 15 Percent in First Six Months of 2023; Average Days to Complete a Foreclosure Hits Peak; June and Q2 2023 Foreclosure Activity Also Post Annual Increases ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, released its Midyear 2023 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 185,580 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions —

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HouseCanary’s Latest Market Pulse Report Shows Resilience in Housing Market as Listed and Closed Prices Rose in June

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Both Listed and Closed Prices Experienced Positive Year-Over-Year Growth in June Persistent Year-Over-Year Decline in Net New Listing Volume Intensifies Inventory Challenges and Dampens Market Activity A Slower Pace of Rate Hikes by the Federal Reserve Is Anticipated Throughout the Second Half of 2023, Coinciding with Expectations of Subdued Market Activity HouseCanary, Inc. (“HouseCanary”), a national brokerage known for its real estate valuation accuracy, released its latest Market Pulse report, covering

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