Freddie Mac has released its latest Outlook, breaking down the state of the housing market in April 2018 and examining where things are likely to head over the next few years. The Outlook forecasts continual gradual growth through Q4 2019, ...
Read More »Castle Law Defendants Awarded $1.9M in Legal Fees
Discussing his clients’ victory, Larry Pozner, the lead defense attorney in the case, said, “How dare the state tell a law firm what quality it must hire or what sacrifices it should make to please the state. The clients were satisfied with the services they were receiving.”
Read More »PRMI Expands Service Initiative, Hires New Giving Network Manager
To further expand its service initiative, Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. (PRMI), a top mortgage lender for 20 years based out of Salt Lake City, Utah, is excited to welcome Ronnie Chinchilla as the PRMI Giving Network Manager. “We believe giving ...
Read More »Caliber Partners with FirstFunding to Transform Fundings
FirstFunding, Inc., the leading provider of warehouse facilities for non-delegated correspondent lenders, has announced that Caliber Home Loans, Inc., based in Coppell, Texas, has partnered with FirstFunding to speed funding request turn-times and reduce errors and risk by integrating Caliber’s ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Checking in With Existing-Home Sales
On Monday at 10 a.m. ET, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) will release its monthly Existing-Home Sales report. As opposed to new home sales, the Existing-Home Sales report tracks the number of previously constructed homes, condos, and co-ops where ...
Read More »Lawmakers React to Wells Fargo Fine
Wells Fargo will pay CFPB and OCC a billion dollars in fines for overcharging car insurance and mortgage loan consumers. Here’s what lawmakers from both sides are saying.
Read More »Nationstar and Ocwen Announce Changes at the Top
It’s been a busy day for the mortgage and servicing industry. Both Nationstar and Ocwen announced major leadership changes on Thursday, with Nationstar naming its first COO in the form of Tony Ebers and Ocwen announcing that Glen Messina will ...
Read More »Nationstar Promotes Tony Ebers to COO
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc., headquartered in Coppell, Texas, announced today that Tony Ebers has been appointed COO, a new position within Nationstar. "Tony is a seasoned and trusted leader who consistently delivers results. He is uniquely qualified to drive strategic ...
Read More »Examining Housing Inequality
It has been five decades since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law, one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. In honor of the anniversary, Trulia partnered with the National Fair Housing Alliance ...
Read More »A New Tactic to Fight Zombie Homes
This June, Washington state will implement a new law (HB2057) designed to combat abandoned zombie properties and streamline interactions between government and lenders when it comes to preventing urban blight as the properties fall into disrepair. As reported by the ...
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