Hybrid work-from-home models and consumer demand for slick apps and digital self-service have turned the way the industry does business upside down. MReport assembled a panel of experts to discuss how the mortgage sector is working to keep up with both homebuyer and internal team demands in this two-part series.
Read More »Report: Majority of Markets Experiencing Monthly Price Deceleration
Data showed that price growth had slowed in 97 of the top-performing 100 markets amid an environment of rising rates, and reflected the largest month-to-month price growth deceleration since 2006.
Read More »For Home Sales, It’s Deal or No Deal at All
A new analysis by Redfin found that home sales are being canceled at the highest rate recorded since the onset of the pandemic.
Read More »Answering the Affordability Bell
Paul Buege, President/CEO of Inlanta Mortgage, explains that through education and knowledge, homeownership can become a reality despite the forces of affordability and other factors that stand in the path of today’s buyers.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Take ‘Sharp Drop’ Week-Over-Week
Fixed-rate mortgages took a 0.40% dip this week on the heels of recent volatility of the 10-year Treasury yield.
Read More »Mortgage Purchase Activity ‘Hamstrung’ by Market Forces
Ongoing affordability challenges and low inventory are pushing mortgage application volume back down, after a near-month-long stretch of trending upward, according to the MBA.
Read More »How Mortgage Insurance Can Help Fast-Track the American Dream
A new study from USMI has found a nine-year reduction in wait time in achieving homeownership to just five years with a 5% down payment insured mortgage.
Read More »Home Prices Back Away From All-Time High
Affordability issues are officially taking a toll on the market as the average asking price of a newly listed home is off 1.5% from its peak in spring in ...
Read More »Angel Oak Names New VP of Correspondent Sales, Expands Westward
Angel Oak Home Loans has brought 30-year industry veteran Steve Valladares into the fold to manage its correspondent business line, and has announced four new branches in the western U.S.
Read More »Overcoming the Barriers to Homeownership
A recent House Financial Services Committee hearing discussed the benefits of the $150 billion Build Back Better Act, and the measure’s efforts to expand housing for all nationwide.
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