The CFPB published its proposed updates to TRID on Monday, opening the 64-day comment period on the controversial mortgage disclosure rule.
Read More »The $2 Trillion Originations Market is Making a Comeback
After four years and a lot of ups and downs, the mortgage originations market is zeroing in on the $2 trillion mark, according to Freddie Mac.
Read More »What States Offer the Most Ideal Lifestyle?
If families wanted to find the places with the safest neighborhoods, most affordable child care, best job security, highest income, and the best education opportunities, where would they go?
Read More »Builder Confidence Rollercoaster Heading Upward
News was bad as far as the first GDP estimate for Q2, but there was enough positive economic data for builders to improve their outlook on the market for newly-built single-family homes in August.
Read More »First American Names New President of Direct Division
First American Title Insurance Company has announced the promotion of Judd Hoffman to the position of president of the company’s Direct Division. The promotion will take effect on January 1, 2017.
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Friday 8/12/2016
Home price appreciation in the second quarter largely negated a modest reduction in interest rates, driving housing affordability down, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo ...
Read More »Mortgage Rates Confused on Which Way to Go
With the economy sending mixed signals, average mortgage interest rates—which have been hovering right above historic lows for weeks—may not know which direction to go.
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Thursday 8/11/2016
The last decade has seen many residents relocate to the East and West Coasts due to the strong job markets in those locations as well as employment and ...
Read More »Mortgage Debt Declines in Consumer Debt Picture
While household debt increased in Q2, the mortgage sector’s share of that debt declined from a huge spike in the first quarter, according to the New York Fed.
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Tuesday 8/9/2016
The Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests (DFAST)—Severely Adverse Scenario report, released by the FHFA on Monday, indicated that when hypothetical severely adverse economic conditions for a forecast horizon from December 31, ...
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