Home prices in Milwaukee jumped 20% year over year in February, a bigger increase than any other major U.S. metro. Nationwide, prices rose 3%, and pending sales fell the most since 2023. The Midwest is home to three of the five metro areas where home prices are rising fastest, according to a...
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PROPERTY MELD EXPANDS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS WITH ADDITION OF ZINSPECTOR INTEGRATION
Property Meld, the leading property maintenance platform for property managers, announces its strategic integration with zInspector, highlighting its commitment to advancing property maintenance operations (PMO). This partnership marks a significant leap in unifying inspections and maintenance,...
U.S. FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY INCREASES MONTHLY IN FEBRUARY 2025
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) Decline from Previous Year; Foreclosure Starts Up Monthly and Annually Nationwide ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its February 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 32,383 U.S....
ServiceLink Survey Reveals Gen Z Is Primed To Buy, But Tolerance For High Costs Is Waning
The 2025 ServiceLink State of Homebuying Report highlights generational preferences and trends from today’s homebuyers A new report released from ServiceLink, the nation’s premier provider of tech-enabled mortgage services, revealed that Gen Z remains eager and ready to buy a home this year....
U.S. Asking Rents Rose 0.4% in February—A Small Increase, But the First in 6 Months
Landlords may have more leeway to raise rents next year because apartment construction is slowing, which could eventually lead to more renters than vacant units The median U.S. asking rent rose 0.4% year over year to $1,607 in February—the first increase in six months and the biggest in nine...
Consumer Housing Sentiment Down Year over Year for First Time Since 2023
Pessimism Toward Mortgage Rates and Personal Financial Situations Grows The Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased 1.8 points in February to 71.6, driven largely by consumers' increased pessimism that mortgage rates will go down in the next year. The share of...
Flatiron Realty Capital Secures $1 Billion in Mortgage Funding Facilities
Will Support Luxury Single-Family Homes, Brokers, and Mortgage Loan Originators Nationwide Flatiron Realty Capital, LLC ("Flatiron"), a leading private equity firm specializing in real estate lending, announced the successful closing of $1 billion in total credit facilities. These facilities are...
NMHC and NAA Send Letter to White House Highlighting Regulations for Review
As our nation continues to grapple with a significant housing shortage, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) sent a letter to the White House requesting a thorough review of 32 federal programs, rules and regulations at 10 different agencies. The...
Figure’s DART Lien Registry Attracts Major Partners
Figure’s DART system, a blockchain-based lien registry, adds Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Deutsche Bank, and over half of the Top 20 Independent Mortgage Banks Figure Technology Solutions (“Figure”), a technology platform powering a more efficient and liquid marketplace for financial products,...








