Black Knight, Inc., a provider of integrated software, data, and analytics to the mortgage and real estate industries, announced the launch of Digital Point of Sale, a new solution powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that is integrated with the Black ...
Read More »Fintech Provider Introduces New Executive
OpenClose, a multi-channel loan origination system (LOS) and digital mortgage fintech provider, announced that Allen Pollack has joined the company in the newly created position of VP of product innovation. Pollack will assist OpenClose in continuing to expand the level ...
Read More »What Does the Jobs Report Mean for Housing?
U.S. employers continued their trend of adding workers, as the Labor Department reported the economy added 164,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate held at 3.7%. The Labor Department also reported that average hourly earnings exceeded expectations, rising 3.2% ...
Read More »Remembering 30-Year Mortgage Industry Veteran ‘Marti’ Anderson
Martha “Marti” Anderson, a veteran of the mortgage and service industry of more than three decades, passed away on July 16 in Idaho. She was 58. Anderson’s career in the industry began in 1986 at First American Title in California. ...
Read More »Interest Rates Cut for the First Time in a Decade
Click through to see industry reaction from the Fed’s decision to slash interest rates, and what this could mean for housing moving forward.
Read More »Five Star CEO Addresses Industry at Disaster Preparedness Symposium
The 2019 Five Star Disaster Preparedness Symposium welcomed industry leaders to New Orleans today to discuss takeaways and strategies for how the industry can best prepare for future disasters and assist impacted homeowners in the aftermath.
Read More »Historic Hire for New York Law Firm
Davidson Fink LLP announced that Heather Rogers has been elected as the firm’s first female Managing Partner. Rogers joined the firm in May 2003 where she focused on commercial and residential real estate, and managed the day-to-day operations of the ...
Read More »Tracking the Rise of Home Prices
Home prices rose 3.4% in May 2019, which is down from 3.5% growth the prior month, according to the latest CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National HPI (HPI). “Growth in home prices, as measured by the Case-Shiller HPI, began to stabilize in ...
Read More »Fed Rate Drop Ahead?
A new report shows how many believe mortgage rates could be impacted if the Fed cuts interest rates this week.
Read More »Will GDP Impact Fed’s Decision to Cut Interest Rates?
The Fed is scheduled to meet on July 31 to possibly slash rates, but Friday’s GDP release could play a big role in that decision.
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