A report from ABC News. "Wesley and Kimberly Robinson, both elementary school teachers, started building a new home for themselves and their two daughters in Rogers, Arkansas, last year, when interest rates were close to 3%. But their mortgage rate…
A report from King 5 in Washington. "A group of Seattle landlords are speaking out against extending the eviction moratorium and other policies designed at protecting renters. Charlotte Thistle, who owns one rental property, argues these policies don't protect small…
A weekend topic starting with the Laguna Beach Independent in California. "A court-appointed receiver reported Friday that debts are racking up at real estate developer Mohammad Honarkar’s portfolio of 18 hospitality and event properties in Laguna Beach, according to court…
A weekend topic starting with The Intercept. "If you were reading the news back in 2008, then you probably remember how residential mortgage backed securities fueled by subprime mortgages tanked the global economy. Now John Flynn, a veteran of the…
A report from the New York Times. "In only a year, the market value of office towers in Manhattan, home to the country’s two largest central business districts, has plummeted 25%, according to city projections. Across the country, the vacancy…
A report from Spectrum 1 on New York. "Small landlord Karron Graves-Briceño says her whole retirement is wrapped up in the one unit she rents out in Harlem. She says her tenant stopped paying rent nearly a year ago even…
A report from Market Watch. "Like floodwater, mortgage bond losses flow from the bottom up. But with today’s compressed bond yields and an uncertain backdrop for commercial properties, Daniel McNamara, principal at a hedge fund that’s been in the spotlight…
A report from Reuters. "Investors fueling an initial public offering bonanza are snubbing many U.S. mortgage providers’ stock market debuts over concerns that the sector might have reached its peak. 'Investors don’t like buying into a company at the start…
A report from News.com.au. "Living at 432 Park Avenue in New York – one of the wealthiest addresses in one of the tallest residential buildings in the world – should be the epitome of luxury. But residents who have paid…
A report from Mortgage Professional America. "Odeta Kushi, deputy chief economist at First American, looked at 50 housing markets across America. In all but two of those markets (San Jose and San Francisco), owning made more sense than renting. For…