Largest source of publicly aggregated, real-time rental comps covers 28m units and includes floor plan granularity, amenities and concessions Markerr, a leader in data and AI for real estate, announces the launch of RealRent Comps, a new product delivering unique insight into rental markets for...
Month: June 2024
CoreLogic: US Homeowners See Equity Increase to Nearly All-Time High in Q1
U.S. homeowners with a mortgage pulled in $28,000 in equity gains year over year in first quarter of 2024, the highest number since late 2022. California ($64,000), Massachusetts ($61,000) and New Jersey ($59,000) led the country for annual home equity gains in the first quarter. Los Angeles...
U.S. HOME-MORTGAGE LENDING DECLINES AGAIN IN FIRST QUARTER, NEARING LOW POINT
Residential Loans Down Another 7 Percent, to Smallest Level Since 2000; Total Lending Activity Off Almost 70 Percent in Three Years; Purchase, Refinance and Home-Equity Lending All Decrease ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, released its first-quarter 2024 U.S....
Homebuying Sentiment Hits New Survey Low
Citing Unaffordability, 86% of Consumers Say It's a Bad Time to Buy a Home The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased 2.5 points in May to 69.4 as the component measuring consumer attitudes toward homebuying conditions fell markedly, reaching an all-time survey low. This month,...
the Merger of Mynd and Roofstock
The merger gives real estate investors access to a robust technology platform Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) announced the merger of Mynd, the company transforming how investors find, finance, lease, manage, and sell SFR properties, with Roofstock, a leading real estate services and...
Supreme Court Asks the Second Circuit to Reanalyze Whether the National Bank Act Preempts State Law Requiring Interest on Mortgage Escrow Accounts
By T. Robert Finlay, Esq. and Kathy Shakibi, Esq. of Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP INTRODUCTION On May 30, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) issued its opinion on a matter of far-reaching consequence – whether the National Bank Act preempts a New York State consumer...
Accessory Dwelling Units
New Life & New Challenges in an American Tradition By Carole VanSickle Ellis If you have read the Little House on the Prairie books by American pioneer girl Laura Ingalls Wilder, then you may remember the book in which the family lives in a dugout underneath a hillside next to a creek while...
York, Pennsylvania
Investors Prepare for Pivot in the “White Rose City” By Carole VanSickle Ellis York, Pennsylvania, is one of the oldest cities in the country. Also known as “The White Rose City” in a nod to the white heraldic rose of England’s House of York, the city was initially named Yorktown in 1741 for its...
Streamlining Nonbank Real Estate Transactions
Engage with Reliable and Thoroughly Vetted Industry Partners By Amy Kame and Jonathan Gearhart In the nonbank lending industry, the successful closure of a loan heavily relies on a number of stakeholders to work together to achieve a common goal. Borrowers, lenders, brokers, real estate agents,...









