Top-producing residential real estate team Schemmel Soda Group has left Premier Sotheby’s International Realty to join Douglas Elliman’s Sarasota, Florida, office. The group is led by cofounders Joel Schemmel and Donna Soda, along with agents Sharon Chiodi and Patti Tebo. Marketing Director Katie Kurbiel and client service coordinator Preston Lane are also joining the team. […]
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To continue its goal of national expansion, Evergreen Home Loans announced on Monday that it has entered 11 new states: Texas, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Wyoming, Nebraska, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio and New Mexico. To support this growth, the Bellevue, Washington-based company has hired and promoted several key leaders to strengthen its regional operations.
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The number of new-home sales in July may have only fallen slightly from a month prior, but it is meaningfully lower than a year ago, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. New-home sales dropped to 652,000 units in July, down 0.6% from
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After last week’s Jackson Hole speech from Fed Chair Powell, rates fell to their lowest levels since October 3rd, 2024, narrowly surpassing the recent long-term low seen on August 13th. Powell tacitly suggested a stronger possibility of a September Fed rate cut due to growing concerns about the labor market. Now today, the market corrected
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Sales of new US homes exceeded forecasts in July after an upward revision to the prior month, as prices eased and heavy incentives enticed more buyers off the fence. Contract signings on new single-family homes ticked down to a 652,000 annualized rate, with the strongest demand in the West, according to a government report issued
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Over 40% of millennial and Gen Z homeowners claim they struggle to afford their regular housing payments, a substantial number but less than the 70% who are saying the same about their rent, a Redfin survey found. In May, a survey conducted by Ipsos for the real estate company had over 4,000 homeowners and renter
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In June, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took notable steps that could significantly reshape the regulatory framework governing loan officer compensation. Among the most consequential developments was the submission of a proposed rulemaking to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), which appears to contemplate rescinding or significantly amending the current Loan Originator Compensation
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As homebuyers demand faster, easier lending experiences, mortgage professionals are under pressure to deliver speed, compliance, and consistency across every stage of the loan lifecycle. According to Fannie Mae, 75 percent of recent homebuyers cited process acceleration as the top benefit of a digital mortgage process, while 71 percent pointed to ease of use. With
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Jerome Powell sent the US bond market up on Friday by telegraphing his Federal Reserve will resume reducing interest rates as soon as next month. Beyond September, it’s up to the economy how much further he cuts — and how much more Treasuries can rally. READ MORE: Powell opens the door to interest rate cuts
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President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill is a milestone on the path of America’s Golden Age. It will help restore prosperity and stability to millions of households by providing crucial tax relief—including bringing back an impactful tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (MIPs). From 2007-2021, four million homeowners used the MIP deduction annually. In the years that
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