Mortgage and Settlement Services Industry Continue to Face Elevated Risks by FundingShield During Q3 2025, nearly 46.6% of transactions within an approximately $90+ billion portfolio—spanning residential, commercial, NonQM and business-purpose loans—were flagged for issues posing significant wire...
Nationwide, 46.1% of Homes Considered Equity-Rich by ATTOM Team ATTOM released its third quarter 2025 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 46.1% of mortgaged residential properties in the country were equity-rich, meaning the combined estimated amount of loan balances secured...
Material and Labor Costs Increase, but More Slowly than Last Quarter by Verisk Property Estimating Solutions Repair and remodeling costs continued to rise more rapidly than inflation, even as the Consumer Price Index rose by 2.7% year-over-year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “The...
Foreclosure Starts Increase 17% from Last Year by ATTOM Team ATTOM released its August 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 35,697 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — down 1% from a month ago...
Local Investors Outpace Builders in Delivering Affordable Homes by New Western Staff New Western, the nation’s leading real estate investment marketplace and largest home buyer, released its “Flip Side Report: Mid-Year 2025 Residential Real Estate Investing Trends,” showing that in most U.S....
Third Consecutive Month of Home Price Declines by Mark Worley, Redfin U.S. home prices nudged 0.1% lower in July on a seasonally adjusted basis—the third consecutive month that prices posted a monthly decline. That’s according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by...
Foreclosure Starts Increase 7% in First Six Months by ATTOM STAFF The ATTOM Mid-Year 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report shows there were a total of 187,659 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — in the first six months of 2025. That...
Sellers Start Pricing Lower, Monthly Mortgage Payments Dip to 4-Month Low by Dana Anderson, Redfin The median U.S. asking price was $407,000 during the four weeks ending July 13, up 2.9% year over year, the smallest increase in over four months. That’s just slightly higher than the median...
U.S. Economic & CRE Outlook by Rebecca Rockey and James Bohnaker As we reach the midpoint of 2025, the commercial real estate landscape continues to evolve in response to shifting economic forces, dynamic investor preferences and changing occupier demands. The Cushman & Wakefield Midpoint...
