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Single female heads of households were disproportionately affected by the pandemic, with many believing they will never be in a position to buy a home.

Black Knight has announced that it has expanded its offerings to include home care from Househappy, an all-in-one application that enables homeowners to digitally track home maintenance information and schedule repairs and services from a list of pre-approved, vetted contractors.  Househappy is being integrated into ...

Boosted by a positive employment report, the number of homeowners in forbearance plans dropped yet again this week to 2.28% of U.S. households.

New announcement will expand eligibility for the GSE’s refi programs for low- and moderate-income borrowers, and revise desktop appraisal mandates.

A new forecast by the MBA finds that while originations are expected to decline 33% from this year, lenders will turn their attention to their servicing business in order to meet profit margins.

As the housing market continues to adapt to unprecedented demand as digitization becomes the norm, 81% of borrowers still prefer an in-person closing over a digital one.  This data comes from Solidifi U.S. Inc. (Solidifi), a network management services provider for the residential lending industry, who surveyed over 1,000 borrowers who refinanced ...

Sagent’s Dan Sogorka looks at modernizing servicing technology and plotting out a new infrastructure to keep ahead of where consumer finance and capital markets are headed (Sponsored Content).

As the market expected, the number of active forbearance cases significantly decreased for the second week in a row as the first wave of final plan expirations continues.  According to Black Knight’s McDash Flash daily forebarance tracking dataset, active plans fell by another 10%, for an overall reduction of 143,000 since ...

In its latest forecast, the GSE predicts a short-term tightening of the Federal Reserve’s policies and an interest rate hike in late 2022.

Redfin reports that while the average rent payment was up 11% in September. Mortgage payments for new homebuyers kept pace, rising 15%.