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Now recording its sixth month of decline, homebuyer competition has now fallen to levels seen during the initial throes of the pandemic.  According to Redfin, 44.3% of home offers written by their agents faced competition in July 2022. This seasonally-adjusted ...

Delinquency rates hit an all-time low during the second quarter of 2022 finally settling at a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.64% of all outstanding residential loans according to the latest iteration of the National Delinquency Survey published by the Mortgage ...

Mortgage loan subservicer adds veterans Adam Saab, Adam Wood, Jason Schmidt, and Jessica Sharp to bolster its default management operations.

Based on a Policygenius study of 8,698 active home insurance policies quoted for renewal between May 2021 and May 2022, home insurance prices are rising at a faster rate than inflation, as costs are up nationwide since last year.  According ...

The pandemic certainly tested the housing industry, but as Alex Kudman and Srijan Sareen of Enact Mortgage Insurance explain, the data collected provided what was needed to make the correct decisions to better serve borrowers undergoing hardships.

Despite market influences that are pushing up mortgage rates and slumping home sales numbers during the second quarter of 2022, most metropolitan areas still saw double-digit annual price gains compared to the previous quarter.  This new information comes by way ...

Twenty-five-plus-year audit executive to join GSE to monitor key risks assessments, and replace the retiring J. Douglas Watt, Fannie Mae's current SVP and Chief Audit Executive.

The share of U.S. homes that were listed for 30 days or longer without going under contract increased 12.5% in July from a year earlier, according to a new report from Redfin. the technology-powered real estate brokerage. In other words, ...

Cenlar FSB announced that Dave Applegate has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors. In addition, Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer Robert “Rob” Lux has been named co-CEO along with D. James “Jim” Daras, who will also serve ...

Buying a fixer-upper remains a viable option for many buyers trying to stretch their dollar in the current environment of still-rising home prices, bidding wars, low inventory and rising interest rates. While these properties do require buyers to put in ...