Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Mortgage professionals hunting for growth markets should look where inventory hasn’t recovered: Chicago and Pittsburgh are posting the strongest mid-tier home price appreciation in the country, at 4.2% year-over-year, as housing supply in both metros remains well below pre-pandemic levels. Processing Content That’s the signal from First American Data & Analytics’ Home Price Index Report […]

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Two key Senate Democrats are pushing Bill Pulte to prove that he’s still fulfilling his duties as the nation’s top housing regulator now that he’s also taken over as acting spy chief — or resign instead. Processing Content Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the Federal Housing Finance Agency director,