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Lender Meltdown brings you real estate news from the US and the world! We focus on real estate news and insight from the US and from around the world. Information you need to know before making a housing purchase or a real estate investment. We bring you news and information from industry insiders and sources that the mainstream financial media doesn't. Lender Meltdown also has boots on the ground. These "boots on the ground" give us daily and weekly updates of what is going in the field. Our contributors have decades of experience in lending and real estate. That experience gives us the advantage of being able to give information in plain English without all the industry technobabble and industry jargon.
Rate Lock Volume Jumps 43 Percent
Rate Sensitive Borrowers Are Causing Rate Lock Volume To Jump 43%. Are Borrowers About To Go Into Panic Mode? Rate lock volume jumped 43% in March. Some experts say this is due to market conditions. Lock volumes increased across the board. This was led by purchase locks jumping 44% in March. This was above the…
eXp Realty Agents Accused Of Drugging And Raping Recruits
Lawsuit Alleges eXp Realty Turned A Blind Eye To It’s Agents Who Drugged And Sexually Assaulted Recruits A very disturbing and controversial lawsuit has been filed against eXp Realty and eXp World Holdings. The lawsuit alleges that eXp Realty “turned a blind eye” on former agents sexually assaulting women at the company events. Plaintiffs filed…
Redfin Laying Off More than 800 Employees
Redfin Announced Wednesday It Is Laying Off 862 Employees. This Is 13% Of Its Staff. They Also Stated They Are Getting Out Of The iBuying Business. Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman wrote in an email to employees that the company is “laying off 862 brilliant, loyal people.” He also added that the company was closing RedfinNow….
American Homeowners Lost $1.3 Trillion In Equity
American Homeowners Lost $1.3 Trillion In Equity In Their Homes In The 3rd Quarter Of 2022 American Homeowners saw their home values peak in the second quarter of this year. Unfortunately, it was short lived. American homeowners lost nearly $1.3 Trillion in equity from July through September. The value contraction is a record according to…
Queens Leads New York In Foreclosures
Queens Leads New York In Mortgage Foreclosures As New York Feels The Pinch Of High Interest Rates And Plummeting Values A PropertyShark report has revealed Queens leads New York in foreclosures again. Foreclosures in the borough have increased 55% compared to the same time as the third 2019 figures. PropertyShark found that foreclosures are up…
Pending Home Sales Are Down 31% From Last Year
Pending Home Sales Are Down 31% From Last Year. Economists Go Into Panic Mode As Sales Are Worse Than They Predicted The National Association of Realtors says pending home sales continued to plummet in September. Market indicators show a 10.2% month-over-month decline that resulted in an index reading of 79.5. This is the fourth consecutive…
Clear Capital Is Cutting 27 Percent Of Its Workforce
Clear Capital Is Terminating 378 Employees Including 108 In California By Christmas. This Equals 27% Of Its Workforce Techcrunch.com is reporting Nevada based Clear Capital is cutting 27% of its workforce. Clear Capital is one of the biggest real estate valuation and technology firm in the US. The company is also including 108 employees in…
Home Flippers See Fortunes Plummet As Mortgage Rates Jump
Home Flippers See Homes Turn Into Money Pits As Interest Rates Skyrocket And Housing Market Plummets Home flippers have gone into panic mode. Why? They are the latest victims of rising mortgage rates. As result, they have seen their anticipated profits vanish. Home flippers were raking in the dough just months ago. However, they have…
Average Home Prices Are Plummeting Like It’s 2009
Average Home Prices Are Now Plummeting. Prices Are Posting The Biggest Monthly Declines Since The 2008 Financial Crisis Black Knight is reporting that home prices are now posting the biggest monthly declines since the 2008 financial crisis. Median home prices in August fell 0.98%, only slightly better than July’s 1.05% monthly decline. The average home…
Realtor.com Starts Employee Layoffs Ahead Of Market Downturn
News Corp. Begins Employee Layoffs At Realtor.com In Preparation For A Downturn In The Market News Corp’s Realtor.com has become the latest real estate company to downsize. A Realtor.com spokesperson declined to share specifics of the layoffs. They also refused to say how many employees and contractors were impacted. However, the company said they are…
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