As lenders focus on streamlining the mortgage process, how will the increasing presence of outside tech companies within the mortgage sector change the way business gets done? Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the October issue of MReport.
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Information found that credit through the GSEs impacted the latest index. But was it a positive impact?
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Did either millennials or minorities see an increase in homeownership rates during Q3 2019? Click through to find out.
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Financial concerns are the biggest barrier to homeownership for millennials. But how many would be OK with a ghostly neighbor, if the price was right?
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Although the Federal Reserve slashes rates in an effort to boost the economy, one insider says it doesn’t always work out as planned.
Read More »HELOCs’ Lost Luster
Home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), a reliable source of income for lenders in the years after the financial crisis, have been on a downward trajectory over the past decade. What is driving these changes?
Read More »Home Sales Bounce Back in September
For the second-consecutive month, pending home sales saw an increase, and it’s the smaller markets seeing the most improvement.
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