New data shows the most recent update on mortgage rates—reporting rising rates across the board following a surge in Treasury yields.
Read More »HUD Grants Put Housing First
The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday announced an award of $2 billion in support of thousands of local housing and service programs across the U.S. This year’s ...
Read More »What Does Provenance Look Like in a Data Driven World?
What is data as defined by the mortgage industry? What of that data is useful? Blockchain might be the answer to these questions, making this technology very relevant for the mortgage industry today.
Read More »$5M: Budget for Homebuyers Looking for Luxury Homes
Rising home prices, especially in expensive metros mean that million-dollar homes are getting increasingly common. As a result, homebuyers looking at luxury living are now likely to shell out $5 million and above to get a taste of the high-life.
Read More »Death and Damage Toll from California Mudslides Rising
Update: As of Friday morning, January 12, the death toll had risen to 17. _________________________________________________ Heavy rains set off a series of massive mudslides in Montecito, California, killing ...
Read More »Mortgage Applications Start the Year Right
Mortgage loan applications rose 8.3 percent in the first week of January, reflecting an optimistic housing market.
Read More »Northwest’s on a Roll in a Booming Housing Market
The overall housing market in the U.S. is showing an upward trend for 2018, with maximum home appreciation forecasted in the Northwestern region of the country. The Northeastern region on the other hand is expected to perform well below expectations.
Read More »Mitigating the Risks of Inefficient Servicing
he first in a three-part series of reports examines the importance of the mortgage industry to the overall health of the housing market and makes a case for policy reforms in this sector, in the light of the housing finance reform legislation that’s once again in the works in Congress.
Read More »Entry-Level Home Price Boom Could Prove Unsustainable
The American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) International Center on Housing Risk has released a new installment of its National Housing Market Index (NHMI), examining the state of the market in the ...
Read More »Texas Tops Migration Trend Data
More people are migrating to the lone star state reflecting a bounce-back from a devastating hurricane season. See what other states are leading the way.
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