The Home Depot Foundation invests $10 million to help veterans age in place, avoid homelessness

New commitment bolsters the Foundation’s progress toward $750 million investment by 2030 In honor of Veterans Day and the annual Operation Surprise initiative, The Home Depot Foundation is investing $10 million to help veterans age in their current residences and avoid homelessness. This significant funding will address the urgent need for accessible and stable housing for aging veterans, a population that is expected to surge in the coming decades. According to recent projections from

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U.S. FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY INCREASES IN OCTOBER 2024

Foreclosure Starts Increase 6 Percent from Last Month; Completed Foreclosures Increase 12 Percent from Last Month ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its October 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 30,784 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — up 4 percent from a month ago but down 11 percent from a year ago.  “Foreclosure activity remains

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RealFoundations Expands Leadership Team in Anticipation of International Growth

Leading Real Estate Consulting and Managed Services Firm Welcomes Global Industry Veteran RealFoundations, the world’s foremost provider of consulting and managed services for the real estate industry, announced the appointment of Andy Rothery to the firm’s leadership team as an Enterprise Managing Consultant. Rothery brings over 30 years of real estate experience, along with extensive global operational expertise and industry relationships. With over three decades of experience in the real

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Consumers Feeling Better About Housing Market Despite High Home Prices

HPSI Up Significantly from All-Time Low Recorded Two Years Ago The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) increased 0.7 points in October to 74.6, pushing the measure of consumer confidence to its highest level since February 2022 and significantly higher than the all-time low recorded two years ago. In October, the share of consumers who think it’s a good time to buy a home increased to 20%, while the share who think it’s

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Roc360 Announces Latest Residential Transitional Loan Securitization, Rated by DBRS Morningstar

Roc360, a leader in real estate financing solutions, is pleased to announce the successful closing of its second residential transitional loan (RTL) securitization, Roc Mortgage Trust 2024-RTL1. Structured to support professional investors in the residential market, the transaction highlights Roc360’s ongoing commitment to scalable, high-performance financing solutions. The securitization, totaling $237.5 million in mortgage-backed notes, was rated by DBRS Morningstar. As a revolving securitization, the transaction allows for the addition of new

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Redfin Reports The Number of Renter Households Is Growing Three Times Faster Than Homeowner Households

San Jose, CA, Los Angeles and San Diego have the highest shares of renter households, while Cape Coral, FL, Charleston, SC and Columbia, SC have the lowest The number of renter households rose 2.7%, in the third quarter year over year, to a record 45.6 million. That’s according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That rate of growth is three times faster than the 0.9% increase

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