Almost 45% of buyers received a seller concession this summer, while more than 15% saw a reduction in the asking price to go along with it, according to Redfin.

Christopher ran retail mortgage sales across 17 states at JPMorgan Chase’s central division

A big thrust by many lenders and originators is helping homeowners use the equity in their home or offering a shared equity product. And why not: there’s $36 trillion in home equity out there. And in an industry where we’ll be lucky to hit $2 trillion this year, it’s a juicy target. Jim Riccitelli,