Author name: Ricky Vasquez

U.S. foreclosure activity declined on a monthly basis in April but continued to post significant year-over-year increases as lenders worked through distressed inventory, according to ATTOM. The company’s April 2026 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report found 42,430 properties nationwide recorded foreclosure filings during the month, including default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions. That represented an […]

Most lost deals in a brokerage are invisible. They don’t show up in a report. Nobody flags them. They just never happen. A buyer reaches out, an inquiry comes in, and somewhere in the first few minutes the momentum is gone. The deal didn’t fall through on price or inventory. It fell through in the

The conventional wisdom says tighter credit slows lending volume. The agencies proved that wrong last year. Combined multifamily originations from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac topped $150 billion, which was up roughly 25% from 2024, but property values are still sitting 28% below their mid-2022 peak. The agencies grew because borrowers trusted the process enough