Asking rents were little changed from a year earlier for the seventh-straight month as an increase in new units hitting the market drove up vacancies, making it harder for landlords to raise prices. The median U.S. asking rent in October was $1,978, little changed (-0.3%) from a year earlier, but...
Year: 2023
SingleSource Announces SingleVue™ to Support Fannie Mae’s Value Acceptance + Property Data Initiative
SingleSource's appraisal modernization and data collection solutions help lenders reduce cycle times and increase efficiency. SingleSource Property Solutions, a leading provider of property services supporting the U.S. housing industry, announced it now offers data collection suites and a...
Consumers Increasingly Sour on Economy, Blame Inflation
Housing Market Frustrations Continue, Too, with Survey-Record 85% of Consumers Saying It's a 'Bad Time' to Buy a Home The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) remained largely flat in October, as consumer frustration toward housing unaffordability and an economy battling inflation...
Buyers Remain Cautious of Housing Market Amidst Inventory Pressures
Buyers Continue to Grapple with Low Affordability Driven by Seven Straight Weeks of Mortgage Rate Increases Inflation Levels Sit Above Targets as Further Rate Hikes Remain a Possibility New Listing Volume Continues to Lag Contract Volume, Putting Further Downward Pressure on Inventory HouseCanary,...
HOME EQUITY TRENDS MIXED ACROSS U.S. IN THIRD QUARTER DESPITE CONTINUED PRICE INCREASES
Equity-Rich Portion of Mortgaged Homes Slips at Fastest Pace in At Least Four Years;But Seriously Underwater Level of Mortgages Improves;Overall Equity for Homeowners Holds Steady ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, released its third-quarter 2023 U.S. Home...
Sherman Bridge Launches Lending Marketplace
First of its kind marketplace connects investors with 15 lenders in over 40 markets across the United States Sherman Bridge, a private money lender for investors purchasing distressed single-family residential real estate, has launched a new, first of its kind online marketplace to...

The Home Depot
Helping Investors Scale & Optimize in Every Market By Carole VanSickle Ellis If we have learned nothing else from the COVID-19 global pandemic and its aftermath, we have confirmed that absolutely nothing will slow real estate investors down for long. In fact, less than two years after the...

The 2023 Real Estate Retrospective
Once Again, Real Estate Investors Prove Absolutely Anything is Possible By Carole VanSickle Ellis In January of this year, things were, in some ways, very different than they are today. Interest rates on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage were hovering just under 6.5%; the national median sales price...

NPLA Conference Coverage
The Private Lending Industry Stands on the Precipice of Transformation By Mark Rothschild & Tucker Wade The private lending industry stands on the precipice of a transformation, influenced by a convergence of factors encompassing economic conditions, market dynamics, and technological...