A new report covers critical it is to leverage tools that can help assess the real estate risk in a timely manner, including the Yield Curve.
Read More »Digital Closing Platform Partners With Ellie Mae
This partnership creates an origination-to-closing table and back again connection, unifying lenders, title, signing agents, and borrowers in a single workflow for every closing.
Read More »$150M Housing Trust Announced From Apple’s Funds
The tech giant committed $2.5 billion to the Bay Area last year and this grant “creates opportunities to do what couldn't be done otherwise.”
Read More »Refinances Account for 66% of Mortgage Activity
While the purchase rate fell from the prior week, an insider said the next few weeks will be key to see if falling rates bring in new buyers.
Read More »Michael Bloomberg Ends Bid for the White House
The Democratic candidate had proposed merging Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in recent weeks and announced he will support Joe Biden’s campaign.
Read More »San Francisco’s Affordable Housing Bill Heading Toward Approval
Proposition E would cap office development by 10% annually if certain affordability measures are not met.
Read More »CFPB’s Constitutionality Questioned Before Supreme Court
Opening arguments began Tuesday in a case that could decide the fate of the Bureau.
Read More »YIMBY Act Approved by the House of Representatives
The legislation was called a “good step forward” in using local zoning laws to alleviate affordability concerns.
Read More »Home Prices Rise for 8th Consecutive Year
Data shows that one sector of housing has been hit harder than the rest, as values in that area are up 97% since 2011.
Read More »Fed ‘Running Out of Ammunition’ in Fight Against Coronavirus?
Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterated that the U.S. economy remains strong, while one insider said the Federal Reserve is “running out of ammunition.”
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