It’s hard to keep things interesting. Here are 8 unique holiday gifts to surprise everyone on your list this year.

If you're feeling stressed about decorating for the holidays, or looking for some decorating shortcuts, we've got some tips to get maximum value from minimum effort.

We've all burned a pot or pan, but some cookware looks like it survived a 5-alarm house fire. Upgrade their cookware with a new set or an open stock pot or pan.

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) was attacked by a “cybersecurity incident” that led the system to shut down some of its network, the company said.FNF blocked access to certain systems, which resulted in disruptions to title insurance, escrow and other title-related services, as well as mortgage tr

Mike Cagney’s financial technology firm Figure Technologies has taken another step to go public with its lending division, LendCo, hiring investment banks to coordinate the initial public offering (IPO), per a Bloomberg report. People familiar with the transaction told Bloomberg that Figure is worki

Mortgage rates dropped significantly in the last few weeks, but the cost of borrowing remains high prompting many homebuyers to wait for even lower rates. The 30-year, fixed mortgage rate averaged 7.29% for the week ending Nov. 22, according to Freddie Mac‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. That’s do

Going more in-depth than a Fed meeting, our virtual Housing Market Update event provides you with the strategy-building insights needed to operate in 2024. It’s a savagely unhealthy housing market out there, and these economists unpack what that means for you. Register for the virtual event on Dec.

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scot Rose, CIO at Class Valuation, to talk about innovation in the appraisal space and how the technology being deployed for appraisal modernization can actually protect appraisers. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Sarah Wheeler: You’

While foreclosure completions remained relatively flat in October, foreclosure starts rose to 33,000, hitting their highest level in 18 months, according to the ICE Mortgage Monitor report.In October,  there were 217,000 loans in active foreclosure, up 3,000 since September. However, this remains 25

The housing market has not hit the bottom in existing home sales yet, Fannie Mae projected.With mortgage rates having previously soared to around 8%, existing home sales will likely decline further to bottom out in early 2024. The good news is that sales will rebound as mortgage rates are expected t

Mortgage applications rose to their highest level in six weeks after the 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 7.44% last week.Total home loan applications increased 3% for the week ending Nov. 17 compared to the previous week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).Mortgage rat

While prospective homebuyers are grappling with still-elevated mortgage rates, a growing share of Americans are enjoying being mortgage-free.In 2022, nearly 40% of U.S. homeowners owned their homes outright, according to Census Bureau data analyzed by Bloomberg. In total, 33.3 million single-family

Seemingly forever, the average time between reaching a sales agreement and closing on that property has hovered around 45 days — a month and a half. It’s not something consumers think about much when they set out to buy a first home or plan to upsize to accommodate life changes. In fact, if you were

Office workers may not like the idea of returning to their workplaces, but the addition of hotel-like conveniences and comforts may lead to a change of heart.

In an exploration of median home prices for Q3 in the United States, Forbes found Iowa to be the lowest in the nation.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Tuesday published a final rule that amends several provisions of the Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework (ERCF) for government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.The final rule is primarily related to guarantees on commingled secu

Rocket Pro TPO, the wholesale arm of Rocket Mortgage, announced Monday a promotion related to the loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) on agency mortgages for non-owner-occupied homes. The announcement, made via social media by Mike Fawaz, executive vice president at Rocket Pro TPO, states that for

Single-family rent prices in the United States only rose by 2.6% year over year in September, the lowest rent growth recorded in three years. That’s according to CoreLogic’s Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), which analyzes single-family rent price changes nationally and across major metropolitan area

Has the epic crash in existing home sales finally found a workable bottom to rise from? The 10-year yield will be our guide, as I discussed on CNBC very early in 2023. Where the 10-year yield goes, so goes housing! I say this because of the slow dance between the 10-year yield and 30-year mortgage r

Attom Data Solutions has appointed Ned Stringham to the role of chairman of the board. His addition expands the board to six members. The property data provider also promoted Ana Flor and Kara Taylor to the positions of chief people officer and chief marketing officer, respectively. Before the promo