Real Estate News

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.

Biggest Housing Contraction Since 2006 Coming Says Freddie Mac

Freddie Mac Economists Predict The Arrival Of The Biggest Housing Contraction Since 2006 The pandemic’s housing boom is finally running on fumes. Now, Freddie Mac economists are predicting the arrival of the biggest housing contraction since 2006. They point to three factors: Home sales are falling Inventory levels are rising Home sellers are cutting list…

By Steve
3 min read

US Home Buying Has Become So Traumatic It Makes Americans Cry

Study Shows US Home Buying Is So Traumatic It Makes Almost 2/3 of American Gen Zers and Millennials Buyers Cry A new Zillow survey says that US home buying has become increasingly challenging. The study says that at least half of Americans have reported crying while going through the process.  The report states 65% of…

By Steve
2 min read

Home Sellers In Hot Markets Are Slashing Prices As Demand Plummets

Realtors See Commissions Plummet As Home Sellers Are Slashing Prices In Hot Markets As Housing Demand Drops Price drops are becoming increasingly common as home sellers are slashing their prices in some of the most popular housing markets. Redfin reports more than 20% of sellers dropped their price in seven of the 10 hottest markets….

By Steve
2 min read

Rampant Deed Fraud Finally Being Addressed By Florida Counties

Florida Counties Finally Address Rampant Deed Fraud. They Begin Cracking Down And Making Arrests Homeowners are dead and their heirs are getting stiffed. All thanks to rampant deed fraud. Deed fraud has plagued South Florida for decades and local governments turned a blind eye to it until now.  Authorities arrested two women they say got…

By Steve
5 min read