If you’ve been thinking blockchain is all about Bitcoin, you’re not alone. As a recent study by BuzzSumo shows there were more than 40,000 Bitcoin-related articles published every ...
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Editor's Note: This story was originally featured in the March issue of MReport, out now. Thirty years ago, mortgage origination was a simple process. An application was taken ...
Read More »Tracking Amazon’s HQ2 Impact
The hottest question in business for the past six months has been, “Where will Amazon build its second headquarters?” With many cities still in the mix, it's still anyone's ...
Read More »After the Storm: Texas Housing’s Recovery from Harvey
When Hurricane Harvey struck Texas last summer, many housing experts worried what the megastorm's effect on the market would be. Turns out, their fears of a wounded market were needless. ...
Read More »Affordability Concerns Extend to Rentals
According to analysis from San Francisco-based HotPads, which is owned by Zillow Group Inc., renters can save 45 percent per month by sharing a two-bedroom apartment with a ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Focus on Housing Starts
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will jointly release data for the Housing starts in February on Friday, March 16 at ...
Read More »GSE Reform: What It Means for Borrowers
In the event of another market crash, congress is taking action to prevent further cost to taxpayers by introducing reform to the GSEs. However, how might this reform impact Fannie and Freddie's borrowers?
Read More »The Building Blocks of Title
Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the March issue of MReport, out now. In the search for records surrounding a property, anyone who has visited one of ...
Read More »Data Shows Shift in Mortgage Credit Availability
Mortgage credit availability decreased 1.2 percent in February as program offerings in the conventional mortgage space affected the overall availability of credit, bringing the index down to 180.7. ...
Read More »Will the Rise in Construction Jobs Ease Supply Constraints?
Jobs in the construction sector led the overall jobs market according to data for February jobs released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While the total nonfarm payroll ...
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