Second-home purchases in the U.S. show signs of pulling back in the years after their pandemic peak, with more than half of national volume currently concentrated in eight states. Processing Content In 2024, the total number of second homes came in at 6.2 million, representing 4.3% of total housing stock, according to an analysis of […]
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Blue Owl Capital, which has been ramping up activity in the mortgage sector, announced Monday it bought Sila Realty Trust in an all-cash transaction valued at about $2.4 billion. Processing Content Certain affiliates of Blue Owl will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of the healthcare-focused real estate investment trust for $30.38 per share,
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In late June 2022, First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation laid off 428 of its 565 employees. The CEO delivered the news in a prerecorded Teams message that ran roughly 10 minutes. Borrowers with loans in process learned what happened the same way everyone else did: from news coverage. Processing Content Weeks earlier, the company had been
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