Chief Economist says the surge in defect, fraud, and misrepresentation risk in loan applications has come to a halt—except for in the areas impacted by recent natural disasters.
Read More »Tax Reform: What’s the Impact?
New data released Monday reported an in-depth look at the effect changes to the tax code could have on the housing and mortgage markets. Read all the details here.
Read More »DocMagic’s Jonathan Kearns Appointed to MISMO Residential Standards Governance Committee
DocMagic, Inc., a provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance, and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that Jonathan Kearns has been appointed to the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance ...
Read More »OwnAmerica Originates $76 Million in SFR Transactions
OwnAmerica, an online marketplace for single-family rental investments (SFR) announced the conclusion of 21 transactions totaling 656 homes. The company reports a surge in supply and demand for ...
Read More »HouseCanary Announces New Partnerships
HouseCanary recently announced it has expanded its Agile Appraisal Management Platform further through partnerships with appraisal management company AXIS Appraisal Management Solutions and Mercury Network. Utilizing HouseCanary's robust ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: FDIC Discusses Affordable Mortgage Lending
This week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is conducting a webinar with the goal to increase lenders’ awareness and understanding of available mortgage lending products and services. See how to be a part of the event and what’s to come in The Week Ahead.
Read More »Mortgage Professionals Work Better Together
MReport talks with seasoned Five Star Conference goer, Hector Alvarado, Advantage Realty Group to discuss the importance of mortgage professionals coming together to work to better the industry, saying ...
Read More »Top 5 Housing Market Trends for 2018
From inventory, to price appreciation, to the new tax reform bill—the future of the housing market remains uncertain. However, as 2017 winds down, the industry can’t help but predict what’s to come for 2018.
Read More »Buyers are out There . . .
According to a recent report, housing demand dwindled in October, not due to a lack of interest in the market, but a short supply of properties for customers to put offers on.
Read More »Mortgage Organizations’ Relief Efforts in Effect
Two organizations recently announced how they intend on helping those in need of housing assistance—from the homeless to homeowners facing tax foreclosure.
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