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Invitation Homes Promotes Tim Lobner to Chief Operating Officer

Invitation Homes Inc. announced the promotion of Timothy J. Lobner to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective March 2. Charles D. Young will continue in the role of President. “We are extremely pleased to expand the role Tim plays in the organization and at the same time position Charles to focus more closely on our long-term strategy, including our plans for growth,” said Dallas Tanner, the Company’s Chief

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REFINANCE ACTIVITY UP AGAIN DURING FOURTH QUARTER DESPITE BROADER U.S. DOWNTURN IN HOME MORTGAGES

Home Loans Shrink 3 Percent Quarterly as Interest Rates Climb and Sales Listings Remain Low; Purchase and Home-Equity Lending Dips While Refinance Deals Increase Again; Total Activity Still Down 60 Percent from 2021 Peak ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its fourth-quarter 2024 U.S. Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report, which shows that 1.64 million mortgages secured by residential property (1 to 4 units) were issued in

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The Power of ‘Give, Give, Give’ & How Authentic Relationships Fuel Success

In this episode of Uncontested Investing, we sit down with Yovonne Kenny, Executive Vice President of Preferred Floor and Tile and co-founder of the first National Rental Home Council in the Carolinas. Yovonne is a trailblazer in real estate and flooring, with over a decade of experience in business development and leadership. She shares how strategic networking, mentorship, and bold decisions helped her rise from sales and marketing to leading

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ZOMBIE FORECLOSURES REMAIN A SMALL FRACTION OF U.S. HOUSING INVENTORY IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2025

Only One in 14,700 U.S. Homes Sit Vacant During Foreclosure, Near Five-Year Low;  Zombie Foreclosures Virtually Unchanged Quarterly, Down 3 Percent Annually;  Trends Hold as Overall Foreclosure Activity Remains Down ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its first-quarter 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report showing that 1.4 million (1,372,396) residential properties in the United States are vacant. That figure represents 1.3 percent, or one in 76 homes,

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Economy Enters 2025 on Strong Footing as Markets Digest Policy Uncertainty

Mortgage Rates Predicted to End 2025 at 6.6 Percent but Remain Volatile Incoming gross domestic product (GDP), labor market, and inflation data point to an economy that entered 2025 with strong momentum, according to the February 2025 commentary from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. While the ESR Group’s GDP outlook is unchanged at 2.2 percent Q4/Q4 in 2025, it revised upward its expectations for the Consumer Price

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The Expanding Demand for ADU Construction Creates the Perfect Springboard for an American Industry: Exporting Mesocore American homes.

As California and other states forge forward with incentives and streamlined permitting of ADUs, or Accessory Dwelling Units, to help satisfy housing shortages, a timely opportunity to develop and perfect a world house develops. The desirable attributes are similar: their smaller yet efficient size, structural strength to resist natural disasters, green and sustainable with no utility costs, durability and ease of maintenance, and a short construction window. In addition, the

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