Mary Beth Eastman

More Buyers Getting Down Payment Gifts from the Bank of Mom and Dad Wondering how young people are affording homes? Often, it's due to a six-figure gift from mom and dad.

Enjoyed reporting this story, my latest for MRC: www.mortgageresearch.com/articles/buy...

it's me, the awkward introvert.

Jazzed for the new season of Severance. Big bowl of popcorn with my name on it later. But first: mortgage stories! Working on some juicy angles that should be fun to explore. (Fun / depressing, maybe)

It’s almost like you need a real human to have a hand in content output

“The work is mysterious and important,” I whisper, firing up the Google doc. “Please try to enjoy each SEO optimization equally.”

A $100k Salary No Longer Buys the Typical Home Six figures used to buy you a pretty sweet house: about 140% of the typical home. Now? about 90%. What happened?

If you think you'll be able to buy a house once you start making $100k, you might be sad to read my latest article for Mortgage Research Center: www.mortgageresearch.com/articles/100...

Stop laying off editors!!!!!!

Four interviews today 😅 otter.ai subscription getting a workout

Hi Katie, go Tigers (I used to live in Toledo). Happy to help with points content if you need -- have written credit card content for Bankrate and Newsweek. Good luck with Spain ...

So clean! So readable!

But also I like that I'm starting fresh, not entangled in the zuckersphere.

THE GRASS, IT'S SO GREEN HERE

"The last time it was this bad, Prince was opening for the Rolling Stones."

What if i already deleted the other thing?

Affordability Isn't The Worst of All Time, It Just Feels Like It A typical first-time buyer house payment eats up 50% of the median income. But these aren't uncharted waters. It just feels terrible because the early 2020s were comparatively so cheap.

A typical first-time buyer house payment eats up 50% of the median income. But these aren't uncharted waters. It just feels terrible because the early 2020s were comparatively so cheap. My latest for Mortgage Research: www.mortgageresearch.com/articles/aff...

… Y’all got any pet health / insurance experts? 👀

Like, I'm happy to be here, really. But oh my dudes, do I really have to start all over? Find all my people? Do I have to? I will, but like ... really? Again?