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CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Chester County’s housing market remained a seller-driven environment in March 2026, with limited inventory pushing median home prices to $541,340, up 5.1% from a year earlier, …
Chester County Home Prices Rise as Inventory Remains Tight in March Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — More than 1,300 Pennsylvania homeowners will have mortgage liens removed from their properties under a settlement with MV Realty PBC, LLC, resolving allegations that the company used …
Settlement Voids 1,300 Mortgages, Returns Funds to Homeowners Read More WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County’s housing market in March 2026 remained highly competitive with rising home values and sustained demand, even as affordability challenges continued to strain buyers, according …
Chester County Home Prices Rise as Affordability Pressures Persist Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Chester County’s housing market remained out of reach for many buyers in the first quarter of 2026, as rising home prices and borrowing costs pushed ownership …
Chester County Housing Costs Exceed Affordability Benchmarks Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Detailed mortgage lending data for 2025 are now publicly available online, giving consumers, researchers, and policymakers expanded access to information about how loans are issued across the …
New Mortgage Data Release Expands Public Access Read More
You may have heard that buying a home is better than renting. After all, why “throw money away” on rent when you could be building wealth through homeownership? Financial professionals …
Ask These Two Questions Before Buying a Home Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report from the Council of Economic Advisers estimates that federal oversight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has increased borrowing costs and reduced loan availability, …
White House Report Claims CFPB Costs Top $369 Billion Read More
IRVINE, CA — A total of 1,719,362 residential mortgages were issued in the fourth quarter of 2025, representing $627.3 billion in lending, as refinancing activity surpassed home purchase loans for …
ATTOM Reports $627 Billion in Q4 Mortgages as Refinancing Tops Purchases Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Foreclosure activity continued to climb nationwide in January 2026, with 40,534 U.S. properties reporting a foreclosure filing, while Pennsylvania ranked among the top states for completed …
Chester County Foreclosures Rise as National Trend Continues Read More IRVINE, CA — Nearly 45 percent of mortgaged homes in the United States remained equity-rich at the end of 2025, even as homeowner equity cooled modestly after years of rapid …
Home Equity Eases but Stays Strong as Nearly 45% of Mortgages Remain Rich Read More