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Former Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac chief executives Tim Mayopoulos and Michael DeVito are joining a newly formed advisory board in conjunction with a funding round led by Khosla Ventures.

Here's why international buyers are pulling way back from the U.S. housing market  CNBC

U.S. real estate is so expensive it’s even keeping out wealthy foreign homebuyers  Fortune

Maria Avellaneda rejoins KWNYC after six years at Compass. She will focus on ultra-luxury transactions and lead the franchise’s luxury market in the Hamptons.

Nashville-based analyst Nick Gerli sparked a social media firestorm with claims of a bubble. But economists dismissed fears, saying the area is home to some of the 'most normalized' markets in the country.

One issue for would-be homebuyers seeking jumbo mortgages is that rates haven't come down as dramatically as they have for conforming mortgages eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Kyle Richards' Daughter Farrah Brittany's Real Estate Income Revealed  Us Weekly

The southernmost home in the US hits the market for $18.5M: ‘North America Begins Here’  New York Post

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As the U.S. dollar's value and home sale prices rose from April 2023 to March 2024, international buyers shied away from investing in U.S. real estate, according to a new report from NAR.

U.S. Bank blames office real estate for 70% rise in nonperforming assets in past 12 months  Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

U.S. Bank blames office real estate for 70% rise in nonperforming assets in past 12 months  The Business Journals

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U.S. Treasury Department Issues Proposed Rule Expanding CFIUS Coverage of Real Estate Transactions Near Military Installations  JD Supra

Motto Mortgage—RE/MAX’s mortgage franchise—has opened a new office in Nashua, New Hampshire, serving all markets throughout the state.  Motto Mortgage Sail Home is now open, marking the first ever franchise office location in the state for the Motto Mortgage brand. The company stated that the new office will provide homebuyers and refinancers competitive rates and…

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Housing affordability will remain an issue at the forefront of the upcoming presidential election, where swing states will determine the next president and the future of housing costs.

Israeli investors' dreams shattered by US real estate failures  Ynetnews

Single-family housing starts dropped in June as a result of raised interest rates for mortgages and construction and development loans, despite overall housing starts jumping 3% to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.35 million units, according to new data provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau.…

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As the real estate industry braces for new rules that remove all offers of agent compensation from for-sale listings, mortgage lenders are weighing their options on how to best help cash-strapped buyers who will ultimately be responsible for paying their agent’s commission. Beginning Aug. 17, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) will prohibit all offers…

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Mortgage applications rose this week as mortgage rates saw a decrease, increasing 3.9% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending July 12, 2024. This week’s data: The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 3.9% on a seasonally…

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