Beset by uncertainty in the housing market, the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program (HECM) is losing money and cannot continue on in its present form. To make the ...
Read More »Law Firm of Brady & Kosofsky Advances Remote Closing Transaction
The law firm of Brady & Kosofsky has developed an attorney supervised remote closing protocol, which allows the lender to close anywhere the consumer directs. The workflow being ...
Read More »CalyxSoftware Pronounces Plan for National User Conference
CalyxSoftware®, a provider of comprehensive mortgage software solutions for banks, credit unions, mortgage bankers, wholesale and correspondent lenders and brokers, recently announced its agenda for CalyxVision™ 18, the ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Analyzing the First-Time Buyer Market
Genworth Mortgage Insurance’s Chief Economist talks first-time homebuyer trends. Tune in to the conference call that will be held on Tuesday to discover the key takeaways.
Read More »UPDATE: Harvey Property Destruction Expands Further
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has extended his state disaster declaration to include 20 additional Texas counties in response to the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, effective August 26. ...
Read More »Home Sales Sour
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), sales of existing homes fell 1.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.44 million. While sales are 2.1 ...
Read More »Watch Out for the Little Guy
With banking regulations becoming more strict, it may be hard for small banks to stay afloat. What are federal regulators doing to keep community banks competitive?
Read More »History Might Not Repeat Itself
An Insights Blog by Molly Boesel, Principal Economist at CoreLogic, analyzed mortgage origination data from 2016 to discover if the past might repeat itself in 2017.
Read More »Top 5 States for Annual Home Price Appreciation
Home prices are up across the board—over the month, over the quarter, and over the year, according to new data from the FHFA. Find out what states and metros experienced the biggest jump now.
Read More »What’s in Future Homebuyers’ Minds?
Although society continues to progress towards non-traditional lifestyle changes, homeownership remains an important component of the American Dream. However, the homeownership rate continues to decline. So what’s in ...
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