Industry veteran Jon Gerretsen discusses best practices for underwriters, and challenges facing lenders in the non-QM market.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Studying Home Prices, Millennials
Next week’s items to watch will include Ellie Mae’s Millennial tracker and new labor data from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Here’s what else is happening in The Week Ahead.
Read More »Student Loan Debt vs. Buying a House
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s proposed plan would cancel up to $50,000 in student debt per person. How would that impact potential homebuyers?
Read More »New Role Announced for Former Goldman Sachs Executive
Consolidated Analytics, a provider of mortgage services, announced the appointment of Josh Fuchs as SVP of product development and sales for its residential valuations division. In this role, ...
Read More »Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Levels in More Than a Year
Industry leaders react to the continual decline of mortgages rates through Q1 2019. Do they believe this trend will continue?
Read More »What’s Stopping Homebuyers From Making a Purchase?
With a new National Association of Home Builders report concluding that fewer people are citing price as an obstacle, what can we learn about current homebuyer sentiment?
Read More »Measuring Price Pressure in the Housing Market
The share of homes sold at or above the list price declined, but a West Coast market saw more than 60% of homes sell for at or above the list price.
Read More »National Flood Insurance Program Given Last-Minute Extension
Two prior attempts to extend the program have stalled, and industry experts are encouraging prompt action.
Read More »Cloud Technology Developed for Loan Applications
Using AI and rules engine, PerfectLO assists borrowers in completion of the loan application and then builds a smart checklist for them. Secondary and tertiary level questions that ...
Read More »Britain’s Barclays Returning to U.S. Mortgage-Backed Securities Market
The British investment bank is looking to ramp up its business in mortgage-backed securities, roughly a year after paying $2 billion in civil penalties stemming from the financial crisis.
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