Keep this closing process list handy to know you’ve done what you need to in order to close the deal.

NAR Chief Economist Yun predicts low mortgage rates (3.1%) next year, a 3% home price increase, 9% existing-home sales increase and a 23% surge in new-home sales.

Created as a way to boost collaboration, open floor plans started to fall out of favor even before the pandemic, in part because workers still found ways to form barriers.

The new president issued a formal apology, calling earlier policies “an outrage to our morals and our ideals. It was a betrayal of our commitment to fairness and equality.”

Freddie Mac: Forbearance did more than help at-risk owners. It also stopped a foreclosure surge from hurting the market and helped all homeowners retain their value.

In exchange for the CRA incentives, Wright Dynasty would reserve some of the residential units as affordable housing.