Fannie-Freddie’s Faith in FICO Tested by VantageScore
By Clea Benson | Bloomberg Barrett Burns has been lobbying Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac to adopt his credit-scoring system, VantageScore, for years. So
By Clea Benson | Bloomberg Barrett Burns has been lobbying Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac to adopt his credit-scoring system, VantageScore, for years. So
By Jim Carlton | The Wall Street Journal; A recent agreement by this city and Tucson, Ariz., highlights a growing trend in the drought-plagued Southwest:
By Jann Swanson | Mortgage News Daily “A real estate market that should be flying high is instead a real estate market that is faltering,”
Phoenix lost the most construction jobs of any metro area in the nation during the past year, according to data released Wednesday by the Associated
Below is a list of the deals closed Wednesday 10/29/14 in Maricopa County over $5 million according to the Maricopa County Recorder. The Rose Law
By: Daniel Benson; Belfiore Real Estate Consulting Watt Communities of Arizona continued its infill acquisitions spree with its latest Downtown Phoenix closing. According to public
By Richard Smith | Daily News Sun Built in a fairly remote site in northwest Surprise north of the intersection of 163rd and Grand avenues,
By Kris Hudson | The Wall Street Journal Meritage Homes Corp. has adopted a risky strategy to compete with the less-expensive market for existing homes:
By Eric Jay Toll | Phoenix Business Journal The new corporate headquarters for DriveTime Automotive Group will be the third of five Class A office
By Emery Cowan | Arizona Daily Sun In a deal to be finalized next week, longtime Arizona Snowbowl owner Eric Borowsky will be selling the
AZRE Cassidy Turley has announced that Hayden House Tempe, LLC, a partnership between San Diego-based Douglas Wilson Companies (Douglas Wilson, Chairman and CEO), Hensel Phelps
By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Daily Sun Two new reports Tuesday show some bumps in the state’s recovery from the recession. One finds
Exclusive: Phoenix Business Journal By Eric Jay Toll The corner of Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway across from the Tempe Town Lake park is
KTAR WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence rebounded strongly in October, hitting a seven-year high as solid job gains raised expectations for economic growth. The
By Derek Thompson | The Atlantic (Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are published for discussions purposes only.) The U.S. homeownership rate has fallen to a 19-year
By Russ Wiles, The Republic | azcentral.com Arizonans pay low property taxes but high sales taxes, according to a new report that gives the state
By Catherine Reagor, The Republic | azcentral.com Renters are paying more for apartments and houses in metro Phoenix than they did a year ago. The
By Diana Olick | CNBC.com Mortgage interest rates bumped decidedly back over 4 percent last week, causing a drop in both mortgage applications to refinance
By Michelle Jamrisko | Bloomberg The number of contracts to buy existing homes rose less than forecast in September, signaling demand will probably plateau heading
The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes increased only slightly in September, as it remained difficult for some potential buyers to qualify for
By Michael Clancy |The Republic | azcentral.com Scottsdale may have outgrown two of its most iconic Western spots, the city’s mayor says. The city has
AZRE Cassidy Turley announced the $3 million ($95.06/psf) sale of Gateway Office Center located at 4130 E. Van Buren Ave. in Phoenix. Garnett Capital Corporate
By Jann Swanson | Mortgage News Daily Home price increases wound down further in August. The Home Price Index released by Black Knight Financial Services
By Jann Swanson | Mortgage News Daily Pending home sales, while increasing only slightly in September, exceeded those of a year earlier, the first time
The Monday Morning Quarterback | A quick analysis of important economic data released over the past week Elliott D. Pollack & Co. With the exception
AZRE A statute intended to support Arizona golf courses could take its toll on Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course owner Wilson Gee in the first situation
By Jann Swanson | Mortgage News Daily New home sales increased only slightly in September, up 0.2 percent over August, bringing the annual rate of
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By Rachel Wharton | New York Times A major home renovation can be hard on a relationship. The process includes such classic argument starters as ever-expanding
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Lennar and Taylor Morrison.) By Keith Griffith | Realtor Several major homebuilders are weighing plans to band together to provide
Courtesy City of Peoria By Philip Haldiman | YourValley With the recent opening of Caldwell County BBQ and the soon-to-open Jefferson House in downtown Peoria, the city has