The home price growth the nation has experienced in the last four-plus years since prices bottomed out is expected to continue over the next 12 months, but the effect may be adverse for housing.
Read More »Rise in Holiday Cheer…and Mortgage Rates?
Housing enjoyed a great year in 2016, but still left room for growth, according to one analysis.
Read More »Appraisal Institute Elects New President
Jim Amorin, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, was announced President of The Appraisal Institute.
Read More »Post-Hurricane Sandy Bill Brings Relief to Homeowners
The bill will provide financial relief for those affected by the 2012 storm.
Read More »Mortgage Peer Network and LendingQB Announce Integration
The partnership will allow lenders to generate business and will provide peer-based performance metrics that will lead to a more streamlined and intelligent lending operation.
Read More »Home Prices: 54 Months of Gains and Counting
Though home prices have risen every month for more than four years and have passed their pre-crash highs in many areas, the rate of appreciation is expected to slow next year.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Competition Heating Up for Housing
The most recent pending home sales report, based on contract signings, from the National Association of Realtors indicated that buyers are snapping up homes as quickly as possible. Will this trend continue?
Read More »Communities Are Clearly Seeing Plywood Alternative
The age-old standard for boarding up windows in vacant homes, plywood, is gradually becoming a thing of the past.
Read More »New Home Sales Near Post-Recession Peak
What drove new home sales to their second-highest annual pace in the last eight years, according to one analysis?
Read More »Avoiding Communication Breakdowns Between Servicer and Borrower
Mortgage servicers are under intense pressure from investors and regulators to ensure a positive consumer experience, and ATPR gives a suggestion on how to provide that experience in a recent white paper.
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