Fairway launches nonprofit to combat senior financial fraud

Volatility is always a risk surrounding 3 day holiday weekends when it comes to markets and mortgage rates, but this time around, things have been very calm. The average top-tier 30yr fixed rate remained almost perfectly flat versus last Thursday with the MND index technically falling by 0.01%. This week’s calendar of scheduled events is…

Official World Cup jerseys can cost as much as $180, while counterfeit versions sell for as little as $4. We visited factories in Bangladesh, one of the world’s biggest garment manufacturing hubs, to find out what separates authentic, replica, and fake soccer jerseys and why they cost so much.

Then the payments stopped, according to Fannie Mae. The lawsuit says the borrower failed to make its monthly debt service payment in April, May and June of 2026. On May 7, 2026, the loan servicer sent a demand letter over the April shortfall – a payment of $46,239.29 and a late charge of $1,471.91, for…

Real estate agents are ethically obligated to leave personal interest at the door when helping their client buy or sell property, but what happens when the perfect house hits the market, and an agent involved in the transaction is eyeing it for themselves?  This dilemma took center stage in Austin, TX, when the city’s top…

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: Click on graph for larger image. • Housing Starts Decreased to 1.246 million Annual Rate in October • The “Home ATM” Mostly Closed in Q3 • 1st Look at Local Housing Markets in December • Asking Rents Decline Year-over-year • Update: The Housing Bubble and Mortgage…