Mortgage & Economy
Mortgage rates, Federal Reserve policy, employment, inflation, and what they mean for Bay Area affordability.
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South River Mortgage elevates Tyler Plack to CEO
Tyler Plack was a founding employee of South River when it opened in 2017
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ERA Real Estate names Frank Malpica president
Malpica’s appointment follows the tenure of Alex Vidal
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Eastern Washington agents balance business and wildfire disaster recovery
More than 850,000 acres have burned statewide with hundreds of homes destroyed in the Spokane area
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Mounting ICE raids leave homebuilding’s frontlines frozen in fear
Amid a summer surge in job site raids, homebuilders in some states say that their workers, even those in the U.S. legally, got caught in the crosshairs
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Fed Chairman Warsh’s First Jackson Hole Speech: What a Hawkish Fed Means for Mortgage Rates This Fall
Kevin Warsh’s first Jackson Hole speech as Fed Chairman was an exercise in doubling down: on the 2% target, on the Fed’s responsibility for 65 months of elevated inflation, and on his refusal to commit to any policy path. Prediction markets flipped from pricing a September hold to pricing a hike before he finished speaking.
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“The Crooked E” and manufactured housing: Evidence of systemic failures and corruption
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) consolidation thesis
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AI can estimate a home. An appraisal can inform the decision.
Appraisers apply standards, bias controls and property-specific market analysis that models do not require
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How can Social Security COLAs impact reverse mortgage planning?
In a higher-rate environment like today, line-of-credit growth can accelerate, influencing choices about loan draws and Social Security claims
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Drees leader Rader chosen for Leadership Cincinnati class 50
HR leader Pamela Rader will add housing insight to the Cincinnati Chamber’s flagship regional leadership program
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Stellar MLS’s new CEO wants to put the industry in fast-forward
Fairley took the helm at Stellar MLS in March, succeeding Merri Jo Cowen







