Several factors continued to nag at sales of existing homes that showed solid growth in March but remained below their year-ago levels according to data. What were these elements?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Following Home Price Trends
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index will gauge the movement of home prices and how these changes affected the housing market. Here’s what else is in store in the Week Ahead.
Read More »Study: Wichita has the Highest Mortgage Fraud Risk
The risk of mortgage application fraud is rising across the country according to a recent study. Click through to learn which areas are most prone to this risk.
Read More »Identifying Lending Trends for Borrowers
Though overall denial rates for mortgages still remain among the highest for black borrowers, a study has found that the trend may be changing; and for the better.
Read More »Five Star’s Ed Delgado: “Politics at Its Worst”
On Thursday, it was reported that U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) has placed a blanket hold on all nominations for vacant positions within the U.S. Department of Housing ...
Read More »How CFPB’s Fine Impacts Wells Fargo’s Q1 Earnings
Wells Fargo will be paying a fine of $1 billion to CFPB and OCC. Click through to learn more about what it means for the bank’s quarterly earnings.
Read More »Nationstar and Ocwen Announce Changes at the Top
It’s been a busy day for the mortgage and servicing industry. Both Nationstar and Ocwen announced major leadership changes on Thursday, with Nationstar naming its first COO in ...
Read More »Rates Rise after Eight Weeks of Stability
Mortgage rates followed the increase in Treasury yields rising to their highest so far in 2018. How much will they affect homebuyers?
Read More »Homebuyers: Overleveraged and Under Pressure
Purchasing a home is unquestionably one of the biggest expenditures most consumers will make in a lifetime. It’s exciting, it’s nerve-wracking, it’s fraught with decisions. And when you ...
Read More »For More Affordable Homes, Move to the Middle
The Midwest is home to the most affordable housing markets in the United States, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. The Realtors Affordability Distribution Curve ...
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