Experts will share their insight on how technology will further scale and drive efficiency in digital lending in an upcoming installment of the Five Star Institute Webinar Series.
Read More »Uncovering Natural Disaster Insurance Gaps
The consumer question at bay, do insurance companies cover natural disasters? The answer is, there is no single insurance policy specifically labeled for natural disasters, but there are homeowners insurance plans that cover several types of potentially home-damaging catastrophes. ...
Read More »Rate Environment Putting the Squeeze on Housing Market
Upward trends in mortgage rates and median prices are forcing more back to the sidelines to re-consider their housing options.
Read More »Rent Prices Find New High in March
Increasing prices and pressures in the purchase market are creating more demand for rentals, pushing up rent prices to record levels.
Read More »Fannie Mae Executes $23.1B CIRT on Single-Family Loans
Fannie Mae announced the execution of its fourth Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CIRT) transaction of 2022. Dropping nearly 12% from the first transaction of $26 billion executed in February, Fannie Mae will retain risk for the first 45 basis points ...
Read More »Lawsuits Over Floorplans May Become Reality if Ruling Stands
The National Association of Realtors (NAR), among a group of 18 companies and organizations, is leading the charge against a recent court ruling that allows lawsuits to be brought against homeowners that use their own floor plan during the course ...
Read More »Another Strong Year Ahead?
First American Financial Corporation released First American’s proprietary Potential Home Sales Model (PHSM) for March 2022, showing that potential existing-home sales decreased to a 5.97 million seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) — a 3.2% month-over-month decrease. The market potential for ...
Read More »Covius Expands Partnership With Black Knight
Under terms of the new deal, Black Knight customers will have access to Covius’ array of loss mitigation and modification agreement solutions.
Read More »Spring Buying Season Starts Strong
According to the RE/MAX National Housing Report for March 2022, March home sales jumped 32.2% over February, posting a report record median sales price of $360,000. As buyers continued to outnumber sellers, the monthly supply of inventory reached a record ...
Read More »Number of Loans in Forbearance Approaches the 1% Mark
After peaking at 4.3 million at the height of the pandemic in June 2020, nearly two years later, an estimated 525,000 U.S. homeowners remained in forbearance plans in March.
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