According to FHFA’s House Price Index analysis, home prices continues to tick upward in Q3 2017, with a significant jump over Q3 2016.
Read More »When It Comes to Interest Rates, Mind the Curve
The Fed is expected to continue gradually raising interest rates in 2018, but the president of the St. Louis Fed urges caution along that path to avoid a “yield curve inversion.”
Read More »If You Build It…
Residential construction spending has been trending upwards in recent years, but is that holding true as we wind toward the end of 2017?
Read More »McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce Expands, Welcomes Former Buckley Madole Shareholders
The acquisition includes regional offices in several states, and sees several Buckley Madole shareholders joining MRLP as partners.
Read More »Black Knight Launches Robotics Capabilities in the LoanSphere Empower LOS
Black Knight's new robotics capabilities can help lenders improve operational efficiencies and loan cycle times, as well as reduce loan origination costs.
Read More »Grace A. Huebscher Elected to Freddie Mac Board of Directors
Grace A. Huebscher is an executive with decades of experience in the real estate and capital markets industries. She is a former member of the Commercial Board of Governance of the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Read More »RateGravity Hires Former Bank of America Exec as CMO
Mike Ma joins the Boston-based fintech startup after serving as an executive at both Bank of America and Betterment.
Read More »Auction.com Adds Amit Aggarwal as SVP, Product and Technology
Aggarwal has 16 years of experience in the industry, including serving as Chief Technology Officer of CarFinance.com.
Read More »Risky Business
The FHA’s Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund currently covers both forward and reverse mortgages. But is that really the best way to asses risk for the programs?
Read More »Good News for Rental Investors
Lease retention rates among single-borrower, single-family rental securitizations have been strong in recent months. That should put a smile on the faces of rental investors.
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