Little relief in sight for Barrie area's hot housing market, says industry panel

Little relief in sight for Barrie area's hot housing market, says industry panel

Moody's Analytics economist Andres Carbacho-Burgos speaks to local real estate professionals during a Barrie & District Association of Realtors
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Realtor Panel Presents “Power” of Reverse Mortgage for Purchase

The National Association of Realtors hosted a lively webinar on using reverse mortgages in real-estate transactions — and in the process revealed
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A Real Estate Rally Is Boosting This Luxury Builder

The recovery of the U.S. housing market since the recession has been steady, if generally unspectacular. But at least one builder seems to have
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Lock your mortgage rate now, before Fed makes its move

A rate lock guarantees that the mortgage's interest rate can't rise if you close the loan — in other words, sign the documents to seal the deal — by a
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Mortgage Rates Slightly Lower After Fed Minutes

Mortgage rates began the day decidedly lower than yesterday, but most lenders ended up revising rates higher in the mid-morning hours due to bond
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Dividends, oil, and Trump: What to watch in bank earnings season

For the first time in years, there seems to be a bit less to fret about when it comes to the banks and threats to their profit growth. “This feels a bit weird,”
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease by 2.0%

The Market Composite Index measure of mortgage loan application volume decreased by 2.0% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier,
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HouseLens Launches SaaS Business Tools for Real Estate Photographers

ArtistPro also integrates with HouseLens MarketPlace, an online hub that connects real estate photographers directly with agents who need visual
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No cooling in 2017 for Barrie's red hot real estate market

Tim Hudak, CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association moderated a panel of real estate industry experts at the Southshore Centre. Sue Sgambati/
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Hopkins partnership with health real estate firm aims to expand service to the elderly

Johns Hopkins Medicine said Wednesday it will work with health real estate firm Welltower Inc. to come up with programs and explore developing
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London home movers drops to lowest level since 1991, mortgage figures show

LONDON home movers took out the lowest number of mortgages in 25 years last year, as affordability and supply continues to weigh on the market.
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First Trust Bank to shut half its branches

FIRST Trust Bank is to shut half its branches this year, citing the “sizeable” customer shift to digital banking. Branches in Magherafelt and Strabane in
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Fairholme Provides Update on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

In 2016, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac provided almost $1.1 trillion in mortgage financing to America's housing market, enabling millions of American
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First Trust Bank to close 15 branches amid falling usage

The bank, which is part of the AIB group, has also agreed a partnership with the Post Office to enable customers to conduct their everyday banking
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Alert from the Military Lending Act Website

The Department of Defense's Military Lending Act (MLA) website posted the following announcement on Feb. 21, “Between Feb. 9, 2017 and Feb.
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The Best Picture Nominee That Makes Home Loans Feel Deadly

Interestingly, the driving force behind the movie's narrative is a historically ignoble financial product: the reverse mortgage, a bank loan against the
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2016 sets real estate records thanks to millennials and retirees

Amarillo has joined the rest of Texas in setting real estate records in 2016. The number of home sales and the average price of homes increased by
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Fannie And Freddie: Was There A Big Buyer Yesterday?

… not sue to try and claim a share of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's profits since the government sponsored entities have been in conservatorship.
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Toronto housing market heading 'off a cliff': Sun Life's Adatia

A “sold over asking” sign is shown on a real estate sign in Oakville, Ont., Thursday, Nov.17, 2016. , The Canadian Press. Canada's hot housing
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Member First Mortgage Offers Hybrid eClosings

Member First Mortgage, LLC, now offers hybrid eClosings with the help of Pavaso, Inc., a provider of digital process and collaboration solutions.
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