A new survey of U.S. real estate investors uncovers the top international markets sought after for their beaches, city properties, good healthcare, and safety.
Read More »Potential Home Sales Experience Largest Monthly Growth in a Year
Mortgage applications climbed in November, but will home sales accelerate throughout the end of the year? Mark Fleming, Chief Economist at First American, details the state of existing-home sales and more market predictions.
Read More »Examining Title Insurance, Settlement Services, and Life-of-Loan Costs
A new study found that, in the grand scheme of things, the cost of title insurance and related services make up such a minute amount of the cost of a life of a loan, they are statistically insignificant.
Read More »Pending Home Sales Surge, But Closed Sales Lag Behind
In November, new listings jumped to their highest level since October 2022, while home prices also posted its biggest increase since the same time last year. Pending home sales also continued to rise, but many home purchases fell through at a record rate as some homebuyers got cold feet, according to a new Redfin report.
Read More »Report Spotlights Lending Inequities at Navy Federal Credit Union
The nation’s largest credit union—Navy Federal—has been found to have “the widest disparity in mortgage approval rates between White and Black borrowers of any major lender,” according to a CNN study of CFPB lending data.
Read More »Senate Measure Aims to Prevent Sale of Trigger Leads
Sens. Jack Reed and Bill Hagerty have introduced the bipartisan Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, a bill that would end the sale of residential mortgage applicant information by credit reporting agencies.
Read More »Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Debt Grows in Q3
MBA reports that a slip in sales transaction and refi volumes has meant less new debt was extended in the third quarter.
Read More »Rent Prices Continue Their Decline
The median asking rent was down from last month, according to Realtor.com's November 2023 Rental Report, with rental supply outpacing demand in the West and South, causing prices to cool.
Read More »Ill Prepared and Living in a Flood Zone
Only a quarter of respondents living in medium-risk flood areas who participated in Fannie Mae’s Flood Survey were familiar with government-backed flood insurance plans, what they cover, and—more specifically—what they don’t cover.
Read More »FHFA Supplemental Partial Claim: The Next Iteration
Taking a deep dive into Supplemental Partial Claims, Joseph Smith of Stretto explains the benefits and drawbacks they present in today’s mortgage landscape, and other considerations.
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