With trillions in home equity, senior homeowners are sitting on more wealth than ever before. How can seniors utilize their equity for their futures?
Read More »Repairing Hurricane Florence’s Damage
Approaching the rebuilding process, many are unsure of how to pay for their repairs following Hurricane Florence. How will uninsured and insured homeowners alike tackle this process?
Read More »How Will Interest Rates Affect Home Buying?
Mortgage rates are expected to rise in the coming months as the FOMC discusses a rate hike. See how the hike and interest rates will impact homebuying power and affordability.
Read More »Housing Stock and Affordability
A new working paper published by the FHFA gives insights into how much housing stock is affordable to households with different incomes using the available metrics to gauge this comparison. Here’s what it found.
Read More »Non-Qualified Mortgages Gain Popularity
The non-qualified mortgage product has gained significant popularity in the four years since it was introduced. How has the increase in securitazation impacted these products?
Read More »Mortgage Balances Decline
According to a recent report, the national total unpaid principal mortgage balances have been on a steady decline. See how mortgages and delinquencies alike have performed recently.
Read More »Home Sales Fall Behind in a Strong Economy
Despite improved economic conditions and a better inventory, the housing market has not quite reached its potential. See how affordability and demand issues are holding the market back.
Read More »First American Launches equiRisk
First American Mortgage Solutions have announced the launch of equiRisk for home equity originations. According to First American, this “unique and user-friendly” data information report optimizes First American’s proprietary data assets to help lenders reduce risk, stay compliant, and accelerate closing to improve the borrower experience.
Read More »MCS Adds New Executives
Mortgage Contracting Service have announced the addition of three new executives to the management team. Ashley Taylor and Bethany Ockerman have been promoted to AVP positions and Len Suazo joins MCS as Corporate Controller.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Analyzing Home Prices
On Tuesday, S&P CoreLogic will release the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, a measure of real estate prices. Here's what else is happening in the week ahead.
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