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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced that the maximum conforming loan amount for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will increase for 2018. In the vast majority of localities throughout the U.S., the 2018 maximum conforming loan limit for one-unit properties will be $453,100. That is an increase of $29,000 from… Read more »

This is the time of year when everyone –from lenders to real estate organizations to builders – is making predictions about the housing market for 2018. Here are five interesting predictions we wanted to share with you. 1-Low Inventory Will Continue to Drive the Housing Market in 2018 The shortage of homes will continue to… Read more »

What is a digital mortgage? That question was answered by industry professionals last week at the National Mortgage News Digital Mortgage Conference in San Francisco. The majority of mortgage professionals surveyed at the conference defined a digital mortgage as “a fully end-to-end electronic process, which includes the borrower experience, internal processes and electronic closings,” said… Read more »

In the past 2 years, there has been an increase in attacks on real estate agents in the United States. That means now is the perfect time to brush up on some real estate agent safety best practices. Recent Attacks in the News Last September, real estate agent, Ryan Vega, was stabbed in the neck—during… Read more »

A report compiled by InsideNova, a leading source for news in northern Virginia, indicates that from 1975 to the present, home and commercial real estate prices have continued a slow and uneven rise. Even the effects of the housing market meltdown in 2007 are fading as demand for new and existing homes continues to rise… Read more »

As a title insurance company serving the greater Washington, D.C. area, the professionals at Champion Title are no stranger to the impacts of regulation. And while newly elected President Donald Trump may roll back some of the financial regulations implemented under the previous administration, without an overwhelming majority in the U.S. Senate it will be… Read more »

With one of the most vibrant and resilient markets in the nation, Washington, D.C., is a bellwether for the entire real estate industry. Residential and commercial projects dominated the news in 2016 and provided real support for the recovery of the housing market. Here are the 10 biggest stories in D.C. real estate from 2016…. Read more »

The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau have released housing data for December 2016, and housing starts are back on the upswing. Housing Starts by the Numbers Private housing starts had dipped in November but were up to 1.23 million in December, an 11.3% month-over-month increase. December’s figures are 5.7%… Read more »