After a slight uptick last week, mortgage application volume fell this week, as rates began to rise and fear over rising COIVD cases overshadowed strong jobs reports.
Read More »New GSE Initiative Aims to Close the Housing Gap
Proposed rules set forth by the FHFA target housing obstacles faced by low-income and rural areas, minority communities, and other underserved populations.
Read More »Chris Lewis Promoted to Director of Enterprise Solutions for DocMagic
Twenty-five-year veteran of the industry tapped to lead mortgage tech provider in fostering strategic partnerships and to promote e-mortgage offerings.
Read More »ValueLink Announces Partnership With Clear Capital
New collaboration will enable ValueLink users to order Clear Capital's hybrid and desktop valuation offerings.
Read More »Soaring Prices Force Prospective Vacation-Home Buyers to Reconsider
After nearly a year of surging activity, interest in vacation and second homes has tailed off for the second consecutive month, falling 21% YoY in July.
Read More »Supply Grows as Demand Continues to Rise
High prices, seller expectations, and multiple offers are forcing more buyers to reconsider, as RE/MAX found housing supply grew in July along with demand.
Read More »Making First-Time Homeownership More Inclusive
Fannie Mae CEO Hugh Frater explains how new underwriting technology will affect Black Americans' ability to secure a mortgage.
Read More »Declining Affordability Suppresses Housing Demand
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has found that affordability has declined for five consecutive months, with the supply of available homes nationwide plummeting to just one month amid continued high demand.
Read More »Market Stabilizes, Bidding Wars Slow
Agents in fiercely competitive metros report buyers making requests that were "unheard of" months ago and easing inflow with a return to office work.
Read More »Prepping for ‘The Great Reset’
A recent webinar shed light on the impending tsunami of forbearance exits and what the servicing sector is doing to prep for this storm.
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