Why Homeowners Who ‘Did Everything Right’ May Be Headed Back to the Starter Home Market

Potential homebuyers seeking their next place to live are no strangers to competition, especially in a market where rates feel stuck above 6%, prices hit record highs, and housing supply is hard to come by.  But according to experts, a new type of competition may soon emerge at the bottom of the mar

OriginPoint adds $165M Halliday-Levin team to boost West Coast mortgage presence

Chicago-based mortgage lender OriginPoint has hired top-producing loan officers Erin Halliday and Jon Levin from New American Funding, where they operated as a high-volume production team. Halliday and Levin officially joined OriginPoint — a joint venture of Rate and Compass — on July 27 as the Erin

Using Your IRA To Buy Another Home: The Strategy Turning Buyers Into Investors

If you’re a real estate investor—or hope to become one—the 21st Century Road to Housing Act could make investment properties more accessible. And you may be able to purchase them through a tax-advantaged retirement account, such as a self-directed IRA.  Starting Jan. 7, 2027, the law prohibits large

Wildfires in Washington State Destroy Hundreds of Homes Near Spokane as Nearly 65,000 Residents Flee

A trio of massive wildfires that ignited in Spokane County, WA, over the weekend destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses and triggered the mass evacuation of nearly 65,000 people. The Autumn Lane Fire, Fairview Fire, and Old Trails Fire together have consumed roughly 8,000 acres of land and were