Renters are at particular risk of natural disasters, especially those in manufactured homes, and may have few options to turn to after a significant event.
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Smart home technology is more important to renters than you might think. RentPath COO Sean Barry breaks down what investors and property managers should know about smart tech and its costs.
Read More »Credit Availability Climbs to Highest Level Since May 2021
Mortgage credit availability increased in February, according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MCAI rose by 1.0% to ...
Read More »Mortgage Rates Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
This month marks the two-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic, which the World Health Organization officially declared on March 11, 2020. According to a new report from Redfin, ...
Read More »A New Era for Desktop Appraisals
The GSEs’ recent switch to allow for desktop appraisals could usher in “a new area for collateral valuation.”
Read More »Underwater Mortgages Drop to Lowest Level in Over a Decade
CoreLogic released the Homeowner Equity Report for Q4 of 2021, showing U.S. homeowners with mortgages experienced an increase in equity by 29.3% year-over-year. This number represents an overall ...
Read More »Inflation, Interest Rates, and Military Conflict Weigh on Lenders
Continuing a quarterly survey of mortgage executives that initially started in 2014, Fannie Mae has published its latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey for the first quarter of 2022 ...
Read More »Navigating the Modern Tech Stack
With so many options available, Leah Lanier explains why it’s no longer adequate to pick a single mortgage technology and assume your every business need will be met.
Read More »After Week of Declines, Mortgage Rates Back on the Rise
Inflationary concerns and the Ukrainian conflict are factoring into mortgage rate volatility that is forecast to continue in the short-term.
Read More »Examining Loan Bias Among Borrowers of Color
A new report outlines lending trends in both government and conventional channels when it comes to low and moderate-income borrowers and neighborhoods of color.
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