Kevin Warsh Takes Over as Fed Chair: What It Means for Housing and Mortgage Rates

A new era for the Federal Reserve starts on Friday, as Kevin Warsh takes over leadership of the central bank amid historic political tension and controversy surrounding the nation's monetary policy. Warsh, a former Fed governor who served at the central bank during the Great Recession, takes the rei

San Antonio Housing ‘Hangover’: Why Homeowners Face a Historic Tax Hike as Values Drop

Property values in San Antonio, TX, have fallen so dramatically that the city council is considering raising taxes for the first time in 33 years. At a recent city council meeting, City Manager Erik Walsh said that the general fund, which pays for services such as the fire and police departments, an

Townhouse Inside Infamous ‘Spaceship’ Lands on the Market in Connecticut for $780K

A townhouse that is nestled in a futuristic copper-clad Connecticut building that has been nicknamed "The Spaceship" has flown onto the market for $779,000, 40 years after the unique structure was completed. The building, which sits on concrete stilts and was designed to resemble a vessel hovering i

The underwriting problem crypto built: What regulators and institutions are watching

Cryptocurrency is no longer a peripheral line item in borrower financial profiles. Approximately 30% of American adults now own it. Global ownership has surpassed an estimated 500 million people. The total housing market has crossed the $1 trillion mark multiple times in recent years. These numbers