The housing market is poised for growth in 2026: existing home sales rose in February, purchase application data has been positive year over year every week in 2026 and our weekly Housing Market Tracker shows positive pending sales year over year. But several new variables might change this by pushing mortgage rates higher. Right now,…
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The housing market is entering Spring trapped in a whirlwind of economic signals. Labor market data, massive geopolitical tension affecting energy prices and persistent inflation concerns all shape outlooks for housing demand and mortgage rates. For real estate and mortgage professionals advising buyers and sellers, the challenge is interpreting those signals without overreacting to short-term…
Rhode Island-based The DiSpirito Team has earned No. 1 placement in the Americas network of Engel & Völkers. The DiSpirito Team — affiliated with Engel & Völkers Oceanside — received the recognition for leading the network in units sold across the Americas region, which includes the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America….
A San Francisco-based financial technology company is facing a class-action lawsuit that could further upend the burgeoning home equity investment (HEI) industry. The case, filed in September in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco, alleges that Unison Agreement Corp. uses predatory “equity sharing” contracts to trap homeowners in unlicensed, usurious…