The latest report on home prices indicates that home values increased across the country as the market entered the peak buying season. Which cities and states recorded the highest gains?
Read More »Flagstar Expands Footprint in the Midwest
With the acquisition of 52 Wells Fargo bank locations, Flagstar will double its customer base. Click through to find out what this means for Flagstar’s operations and strategy going forward.
Read More »How Will AI Change Loan Originations?
As artificial intelligence and machine learning increasingly become a part of the mortgage business, a recent acquisition by Black Knight will help lenders to speed up the process of loan originations and make them more efficient. Click through to learn how.
Read More »3 Ways to Connect With Diverse Buyers
As the mortgage industry gets acquainted with the changing needs of homebuyers, here are ideas for mortgage leaders to succeed in catering to a diverse population.
Read More »Where are California’s Homebuyers Migrating?
A report examined where people leaving the expensive coastal markets in California were migrating and how these markets compared to the Golden State. Here’s what it found.
Read More »Buyer Requests for Home Tours Slip
In April, the number of consumers requesting home tours declined for the first time in 27 months according to a report. What factors were driving this trend? Click through to learn more.
Read More »The Changing Rules of Mortgage Underwriting
How have underwriting standards for conventional loans for homes changed from the pre-crisis housing market? Here’s what a report tracking credit risk for the first quarter of 2018 found.
Read More »FHFA Credit Scoring and Competition
Does the FHFA’s credit-scoring model need an update? Critics of the current system argue that homeowner demographics are changing and that the FHFA needs to evolve to meet their needs.
Read More »Is Home Affordability at Breaking Point?
A new report indicates that the combination of rising home prices and interest rates have substantially impacted home affordability. Is this a sustainable trend? Click through to learn more.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Tracking Millennial Homebuyers
On Wednesday, the release of the millennial tracker by Ellie Mae looks at how housing trends affected millennial homebuyers and owners. Here’s what else is in store in The Week Ahead.
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