Closing the books on 2021, The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has reported that, during the month of December, existing-home sales declined 4.6% from November, to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.18 million, snapping a three-month ...
Read More »The Nation’s Most Expensive Zip Codes
Atherton, California’s 94027 is the nation's most expensive zip code, where the least expensive home on the market is currently listed at $5 million.
Read More »HouseCanary Names New CFO
HouseCanary Inc., a national brokerage known for its real estate valuation technology and , today announced Greg Straughn has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Straughn will oversee the ...
Read More »Hispanics Found to be a Driving Market Force
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which occurs every October, Realtor.com has published three new surveys outlining how Hispanic buyers affect real-estate market over the last year. The nationwide surveys included the Hispanic Homebuyer Profile, the Hispanic New Homeowner Profile, ...
Read More »Churchill Mortgage Promotes Company Veteran to VP of Operations
In his new role, Grant McFarland, who has been with the company 10 years, will focus on processing, underwriting, and closing technologies.
Read More »Finance of America Acquires Parkside Lending’s Wholesale Operation
This marks the company's 16th acquisition and integration of a "highly complementary business," says CEO Patricia Cook.
Read More »Why Many Local Homebuyers Are Being Shut Out
Economists say local residents looking to buy their first home or relocate within their hometown are losing out because of out-of-towners' big budgets.
Read More »Indecomm’s Automated Decision-Making Software for Mortgage Underwriting
Edison, NJ-based Indecomm Global Services, provider of automation, outsourcing, compliance services, and technology for the U.S. mortgage industry, announced the release of DecisionGeniusTM, a mortgage automation solution that ...
Read More »How Economic Shock Spreads Between Local Housing Markets
Why have some cities experienced high house price growth even in the absence of large local economic shocks? A researcher delves into this and more.
Read More »Finding Opportunities Amid an Improving MSR Market
If difficulty breeds opportunity, there may be untold treasures awaiting mortgage servicers, who are facing challenges unlike any seen since the 2008 housing market collapse. Of course, today’s challenges were caused by a global health crisis, not by any underlying systemic issues. But regardless of the cause, today’s crisis has created ...
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