The Federal Reserve decided once again to delay a rate hike, and industry experts give their thoughts on why, and what we might expect moving forward.
Read More »Millennials vs. The Housing Market
The number of millennials entering the housing market is set to burden an already challenging market for first-time buyers, according to a new report by Zillow. Zillow states ...
Read More »A Lone Star Lead in Affordability
A new study by LendingTree concluded that Houston, Texas, was the most affordable U.S. housing market for the majority of middle-class families. LendingTree found Houston to be affordable ...
Read More »Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Release Q1 Financial Results
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's most recent financial results reveals how the GSEs impacted the mortgage market in Q1.
Read More »A Big Drop for High-Priced Homes
Sales of homes priced at more than $2 million declined 16% year-over-year last quarter, marking the second-consecutive quarter of decline and the biggest drop in luxury sales since ...
Read More »National Mortgage Lender to Open New Regional Office
Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national mortgage lender and servicer, opened a regional office in Irving, Texas. As the company's first Regional Operating Center (ROC), the 25,000-square-foot facility ...
Read More »Optimal Blue Announces Release of Social Media Tool
Optimal Blue recently announced the release of their social media publishing tool. Using a library of approved templates and other corporate assets, the publishing tool enables loan officers to schedule and post relevant content to any of their social networks.
Read More »ALTA Announces New CEO
The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, has named Diane Tomb as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective July ...
Read More »Signs of Growth for Housing Prices?
Corelogic’s Case-Shiller National Home Price Index reported the 11th-consecutive month of slowing home-price growth, which is now at its lowest levels since 2012. Home prices in the ...
Read More »The Search for Better Foreclosure Solutions
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, aiming to reverse the state’s ongoing foreclosure crisis, signed what he called a “bipartisan legislative package” of nine bills into law Monday that ...
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