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Introducing Asteris Lending: Atlanta-Based Finance Firm Offers Innovative Real Estate and Developer Lending Solutions

Macon Native Cortney Newmans Launches Minority-Owned Lending Firm Asteris Lending, a new institutionally-backed private lending firm headquartered in Atlanta, announces its official launch, targeting $1 billion in originations with a national footprint. Founded by Cortney Newmans and Justin Thompson, industry veterans with decades of experience in real estate lending and asset management, Asteris Lending is poised to elevate the private lending landscape with its sponsor-focused approach. The company provides tailored

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HOME EQUITY DIPS SLIGHTLY DURING FIRST QUARTER BUT REMAINS NEAR HISTORIC HIGHS

Proportion of homes considered equity-rich drops to 46.2 percent quarter-over-quarter; Rate of seriously underwater homes ticks up slightly  ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its first quarter 2025 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 46.2 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the country were considered equity-rich in the first quarter, meaning the combined estimated amount of loan balances secured by those properties

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Redfin Reports Monthly Housing Costs Hit All-Time High Amid Economic Uncertainty, Keeping Buyers on the Sidelines

Mortgage-purchase applications are declining and pending home sales are sluggish The 2025 spring homebuying season is lackluster, with record-high housing costs and widespread economic instability keeping would-be homebuyers at bay, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Mortgage-purchase applications are down 6% month over month, and Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index—a measure of tours and other buying services from Redfin agents—is essentially flat. Pending home sales fell,

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Americans Need to Earn 70.1% More Today Than Six Years Ago to Afford the Median-priced Home

A U.S. household now needs to earn $114,000 annually to afford a median-priced home. That’s up 70.1% from $67,000 just six years ago according to the Realtor.com® April Housing Trends Report. While it’s clear that buying a home has become significantly more expensive, there are optimistic signs that today’s market is slowly shifting in buyers’ favor. Inventory is climbing, more sellers are adjusting their prices, and buyers are beginning to gain a bit more leverage in

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THE BEST TIME TO SELL A HOME IS IN MAY

New study shows home sellers see 9.5 percent premium in May;  Annual analysis also looks at best days to sell a home ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its annual analysis of the best days of the year to sell a home, which shows that based on home sales over the past 10 years, the months of May, February and April offer the highest seller

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PROFIT MARGINS ON HOME SALES CONTINUE TO DROP IN FIRST QUARTER

Typical home sales profit margin fell to 50 percent, from peak of 64 percent in 2022;  Home sales prices remain near historic highs ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its first quarter 2025 U.S. Home Sales Report, which shows that homeowners, on average, made a 50.2 percent profit selling single-family homes and condos during the first quarter of the year. That was down 3.2 percentage

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