by Demetria C. Lester | Aug 20, 2025 | Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News
Homebuyer Costs Heighten as Affordability Gap Widens A typical U.S. home was beyond the reach of a median-income household five years ago, and according to a recent Zillow analysis, even if they had $73,000 saved for a down payment, they are currently more than...
by Demetria C. Lester | Aug 19, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Median Condo Prices Decline Amid Rising Housing Fees In May, the median condo sale price in the U.S. dropped two point two percent year-over-year (YoY) to $354,100, the second-largest decline since 2012 according to a recent Redfin report. Condo prices only had a...
by Eric C. Peck | Aug 18, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Rodney E. Hood, Acting Comptroller of the Currency for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Homeownership as a Cornerstone to Generational Wealth Rodney E. Hood, Acting Comptroller of the Currency for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),...
by Den Shewman | Aug 17, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
The Tax Man Cometh: Property Taxes on the Rise in Large Metros MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Becoming a homeowner is a wonderful thing, but there is a piper to pay: property taxes. Median property taxes in the U.S. rose by an average of...
by Eric C. Peck | Aug 16, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Gen Z Veterans Fuel Surge in VA Home Loans #MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent A new analysis of trends in VA loans has found that Generation Z veterans are increasingly using VA loans to buy and refinance homes. The analysis, conducted by...
by Demetria C. Lester | Aug 15, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Homebuyer Hurdles: Housing Costs Outpacing Income Growth MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent A new study from JPMorgan Chase revealed how and why the road to homeownership is more difficult for first-time buyers now than it has been in...
by Eric C. Peck | Aug 14, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices, Real Estate Taxes
One Big Beautiful Bill Off to White House for President’s Signature MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent President Trump’s $3.3 trillion One Big Beautiful Bill officially passed the House of Representatives Thursday July 3rd, after several...
by Demetria C. Lester | Aug 13, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Shelter Inflation Relief on the Horizon? MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent According to the Realtor.com May Rent Report, although rents in the U.S. are still higher than they were before the pandemic, their growth over the last six years...
by Eric C. Peck | Aug 12, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Average U.S. Home Down Payment Drops MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Redfin reports that the typical U.S. homebuyer’s down payment is approximately $62,468, down by roughly one percent year-over-year, the first annual decline in nearly...
by Demetria C. Lester | Aug 10, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
FHFA’s Pulte Considers Crypto for Mortgage Application Process MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent In the American mortgage market, cryptocurrency may someday be just as important as cash. Today, Bill Pulte, Director of the U.S. Federal... 
