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American Increasingly Optimistic About Homeownership

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New Prudential Real Estate Poll: Americans Increasingly Optimistic About Homeownership Prudential Real Estate, a Brookfield Residential Property Services company, today released a new national survey showing that Americans are significantly more optimistic about homeownership than they were a year ago. According to the second-annual Prudential Real Estate Outlook Survey, a full 60 percent of Americans …

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A New Year for Our Industry

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I enjoyed reading this article by the editor of DSNews.com, and thought you might too: CEO’s Corner: A New Year for Our Industry With a New Year comes new challenges for our industry – and the promise of a better tomorrow. For homeowners. For our economy. For our nation. As it does for many Americans, …

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9 Reasons to be Optimistic About Housing

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There’s a lot of negative information and news about the real estate market, but not to worry–there is a brighter side to housing! In fact, there are nine reasons to be optimistic! There’s been a lot of positive signs for a housing (and broader economic recovery) coming out lately. Here are nine reasons we might …

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Mortgage Rates Remain at or Near Historic Lows

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Mortgage rates, for the most part, headed lower this week. Data from Freddie Mac shows that the 30-year fixed rate remained unchanged over the past week, while all other loan products in the GSE’s survey dropped. The 5-year adjustable-rate mortgage set a new all-time record low having fallen for the eighth consecutive week. According to …

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