AssetVal and Restb.ai Modernize BPOs With AI-Powered Visual Validation
AssetVal, a valuation company known for delivering high-quality broker price opinions (BPOs), is now integrated with Restb.ai, an innovator in computer vision AI for...
FirstClose Taps David Bolin as Vice President of Marketing
David Bolin recently joined FirstClose, Inc., a provider of data and workflow solutions for home equity and lenders nationwide, as vice president of marketing.
In...
Veros: U.S. Home Prices Forecast to Rise 2.4 Percent Over Next 12 Months
U.S. home prices will rise about 2.4% over the next 12 months, according to the Q1 2025 VeroFORECAST report recently released by Veros Real...
One Real Mortgage Launches Compensation and Stock Awards Programs for LOs
One Real Mortgage, the mortgage broker arm of The Real Brokerage Inc., is setting a new standard for loan officer empowerment with the launch...
Purchase Applications Increased 2 Percent Last Week, Up 9 Percent From a Year Ago
Mortgage applications decreased 1.6% during the week ended March 28, as the average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 6.70%, down from...
Case-Shiller: Home Prices Increased 0.6 Percent in January
U.S. home prices increased 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis in January compared with December and were up 4.1% compared with January 2024, according...
Supreme Lending Hires Sarah Middleton as Chief Growth Officer
Sarah Middleton has joined mortgage lender Supreme Lending as chief growth officer and chief marketing officer.
Middleton has more than 36 years of experience in...
A&D Mortgage Completes Acquisition of Mr. Cooper’s Wholesale and Non-Delegated Correspondent Business
A&D Mortgage has completed its acquisition of the wholesale and non-delegated correspondent mortgage business from Mr. Cooper Group Inc.
Mr. Cooper previously acquired the wholesale...
ATTOM: Homeownership Slightly Less Affordable in Q1 Despite Home Price Slowdown
Homeownership was slightly less affordable in the first quarter compared with the fourth quarter, according to ATTOM’s U.S. Home Affordability Report.
The report shows that...
FinLocker to Cover Cost of Verifications
Verifications are one of the fastest-growing expenses in the mortgage origination process right now.
In response, FinLocker, which offers technology that readies consumers to become...
Usherpa Hires Laila Stout as Senior Marketing Strategist
Experienced marketing executive Laila Stout has joined Usherpa, developers of the real estate and mortgage industry’s first customer relationship engagement platform (REP) platform, as...
Cotality to Offer Optimal Blue’s Direct-Source Origination Data
Optimal Blue reports that it has formed a strategic alliance with Cotality - formerly known as CoreLogic - under which Cotality will offer Optimal Blue’s...
Mortgage Rates Decrease and Flatten After Several Weeks of Volatility
Mortgage rates edged down this week, with the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage falling to 6.65%, down from 6.67% last week, according...
MBA: Homebuyer Affordability Remained Flat in February
The national median mortgage payment applied for by purchase applicants in February was $2,205 - basically flat compared with January - according to the...
Waterstone Mortgage Hires Margie Hennessey as VP, Eastern Region Sales
Margie Hennessey has joined Waterstone Mortgage Corp. as vice-president – eastern region sales.
Hennessey has more than 21 years of experience in the mortgage lending...
Pending Home Sales Up 2 Percent in February as Spring Homebuying Season Off to...
Pending home sales increased 2.0% in February compared with January however they were down 3.6% compared with February 2024, according to the National Association...
First American: Home Affordability Improved Slightly in February
Homeownership was more attainable in February and is poised to become slightly more affordable in the months to come, as inventory increases, incomes rise...
FHFA Director Pulte Rescinds Series of Biden-Era Orders, But Won’t Change Conforming Loan Limits
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), on Tuesday rescinded a series of advisory bulletins and directives implemented by the Biden...
CoreLogic to Rebrand as Cotality
Global property data and real estate solutions firm CoreLogic is rebranding to Cotality.
The new name reflects the company’s deep commitment to collaboration and connectivity,...
Purchase Applications Saw Strongest Monthly Pace Since January
Total mortgage application volume fell 2.0% during the week ended March 21, as rates decreased slightly, however purchase applications continued to increase, according to...