Rechat forms tech partnership with Peerage Realty Partners

Real estate technology firm Rechat announced a strategic partnership on Monday with Peerage Realty Partners that aims to expand tech tool and service offerings for Peerage agents and brokers. Peerage is a top-10 residential real estate services firm that operates across North America and is closely

Tappable home equity reaches new high of $11.5 trillion: ICE

Rising home prices managed to outpace an all-time high of $13.8 trillion in mortgage debt, pushing mortgage holder equity to a new high of $17.6 trillion in the second quarter of 2024. On top of that, tappable home equity reached a new high of $11.5 trillion, a 4% gain compared to the first quarter

The financial markets are freaking out. That should be good for mortgage

Fears of a recession in the U.S. sent shockwaves through financial markets around the world on Monday. The Dow-Jones dropped 1,000 points by 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, the NASDAQ lost up to 6% of its value and Japanese stocks suffered their biggest crash since 1987, with the Nikkei 225 stock index dro

Climate change risk isn’t impacting migration patterns: Redfin

The acceleration of climate change has fueled more frequent and more severe natural disasters, but that isn’t keeping people away from high-risk parts of the country. A new report from Redfin shows that migration patterns in 2023 weren’t interrupted by the realities of climate change as moving trend