It depends what region they work in, but overall they're finding ways to help buyers navigate a market full of expensive homes, high interest rates and, in some cases, soaring insurance costs.
Homes are likely to remain expensive for the foreseeable future because of persistently high interest rates and the fact that homes are not being built fast enough to meet demand.
In Baltimore, a small community called Hope Village is offering a rare path to home ownership for people with low incomes. It’s attracting attention for affordability and potential scalability.
“My mortgage loan guy said the VA would have denied us getting the amount of the loan that we wanted without my wife's income in part as well,” said Eric Reineman. Two weeks later, they tied the knot.