How much has mortgage debt increased and shifted through the years? A new report looks at what led to record-high mortgage debt.
Read More »Tappable Equity Grows
Tappable equity growth had been slowing in recent quarters due to rising interest rates and slowing home price growth, but Q2 2019 saw a turnaround.
Read More »The State of Housing In Opportunity Zones
Homes in “Opportunity Zones,” established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs act of 2017, are cheaper than the average home, according to a new report.
Read More »Employment and Housing Prices
Here's how employment and housing prices correlate over the last twenty years.
Read More »Mortgages and Their Impact on Interest Rates
Here's how mortgage rates and investments in mortgages are driving interest rate shifts.
Read More »Fund that Flip raises $11M
Fund That Flip, a fintech platform and marketplace lender of residential real estate loans, recently announced a raise of $11 million from Princeton, New Jersey-based growth equity firm Edison Partners.
Read More »WFG National Title Insurance Company Appoints Senior Business Development Officer
WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG), a Portland-based provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services, announced that Gregg W. Christensen has been appointed Senior Business Development Officer for the company’s New York City-based national commercial services division.
Read More »LoanScorecare Powers LSM’s QualOne
LoanScorecard recently announced that it has partnered with LoanStream Mortgage (LSM) to power LSM’s pricing and scenario tool, QualONE.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Home Price Growth Measured
U.S. home prices rose by 0.1% in May month over month, and the next FHFA Home Price Index will detail how prices shifted in June. Here's what else it look out for in the Week Ahead.
Read More »Bringing Fannie and Freddie out of Conservatorship
The plan to put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in private hands was originally expected earlier this summer, but is now expected as soon as September.
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