News Updates

Frontdoor Revolutionizes Home Maintenance and Repair

The Frontdoor® app helps homeowners get things done smarter with a simple tap Frontdoor, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of home service plans with about two million members, unveiled Frontdoor®, a first-of-its-kind mobile app addressing the evolving needs of tech-savvy homeowners. “Frontdoor is an amazing app that will change how homeowners maintain and repair their most valuable asset. The video chat feature with one of our Experts is the heart of the

Read More

Redfin Reports Demand Outpaces Limited Supply, Making Some Markets Feel Hot Despite Few Sales

Limited new listings are making it feel like a seller’s market in some parts of the U.S. even though sales are down by double digits. Some markets still feel cool. Although elevated mortgage rates continue to dampen homebuying demand, low inventory means home are selling fast in some parts of the country, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. The pool of homes available to buyers

Read More

US Annual Home Price Growth Continues Single-Digit Slide in February

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for February 2023. While annual U.S home price growth rose for the 133rd straight month in February, the 4.4% increase was the lowest recorded since 2019. Eight states and districts recorded annual home price losses, with much of the depreciation seen in the relatively expensive Western U.S., including California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and

Read More

Fannie Mae Expands Equitable Housing Finance Plan

Innovations build on multi-year effort to drive equity in the housing industry Fannie Mae released its annual update to the 2022-2024 Equitable Housing Finance Plan. This plan is focused on knocking down barriers faced by underserved communities and further driving our mission of facilitating equitable and sustainable access to homeownership and quality affordable rental housing across America in a safe and sound manner. Fannie Mae’s Equitable Housing Finance Plan focuses on

Read More

Endpoint Promotes Shawna Hernandez to Chief Operating Officer

Endpoint, the digital title and settlement company on a mission to make the home closing process easy for all, announced it has promoted Shawna Hernandez to chief operating officer, a newly created role. As COO, Hernandez will lead the teams implementing Endpoint’s digital closing solutions and guide the company’s strategy to optimize and scale its operations. “Shawna has spent her career focused on improving the home closing experience, the final

Read More

HOMEOWNERSHIP SLIGHTLY MORE AFFORDABLE IN U.S. DURING FIRST QUARTER OF 2023 AS HOUSING MARKET REMAINS STALLED

Portion of Average Wages Consumed by Major Home-Ownership Costs Ticks Down to 30 Percent;  Affordability Improves as Nationwide Median Home Price Stays Flat;  Historic Affordability Still Weak Throughout U.S. ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, released its first-quarter 2023 U.S. Home Affordability Report showing that median-priced single-family homes and condos are less affordable in the first quarter of 2023 compared to historical averages in 94 percent of

Read More

Author