First American: Slowing Home Price Appreciation Boosted Affordability in October
Cooling home price growth in October helped boost affordability to its best level since the summer of 2022, according to the latest First American...
U.S. Home Price Growth Continued to Slow in November
U.S. home price growth decreased 0.2% in November compared with December and was up 0.7% compared with November 2024, according to First American’s latest...
The Hidden Costs of LOS Admin
LOS admin is probably costing lenders more than they realize. Most mid-sized lenders have one - or a few - LOS administrators on staff...
Pending Home Sales Increased in November as Affordability Improved
Pending home sales increased 3.3% in November compared with October and were up 2.6% compared with November 2024, according to the National Association of...
Farewell, MortgageOrb
After two decades serving our audience of mortgage professionals, MortgageOrb is retiring the brand and sunsetting its operations.
Launched in 2007, MortgageOrb was one of...
Planet Home Lending Hires Brandon Bean as SVP, National Fulfillment
Brandon Bean has joined Planet Home Lending’s national fulfillment team as senior vice president, national fulfillment.
Bean has more than two decades of experience building...
Mortgage Applications Dropped Heading Into the Holidays
Mortgage application volume plummeted 5.0% during the week ended December 19, in keeping with seasonal patterns, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly...
MBA: Homebuyer Affordability Improved in November
Homebuyer affordability improved slightly in November, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI), which uses a variety of economic...
MBA, NAR Applaud Confirmations of Travis Hill, Frank Cassidy and Joe Gormley to Key...
The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed Travis Hill as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Frank Cassidy as assistant secretary for the Department...
NAR: Existing-Home Sales Up Slightly in November
Existing-home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.13 million in November, an increase 0.5% compared with October but down 1.0% compared...
Mortgage Rates Continue to Hover in the Same Narrow Range
The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dipped to 6.21% this week, down from 6.22% last week, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage...
Real Genius and Tavant Partner to Launch New Mortgage Platform
Real Genius and Tavant have partnered to launch LAZLO, an advanced direct-to-consumer mortgage platform the delivers instant pricing, pre-qualification and a fully digital mortgage...
Atlas VMS Now Offers Short-Term Rental Appraisal Form for Non-QM Lenders
Atlas VMS, a valuation management company providing modern appraisal and technology solutions, has launched Atlas STR Insight, a short-term rental (STR) appraisal form designed...
Purchase Applications Fell Last Week in Keeping With Seasonal Patterns
Total mortgage application volume fell 3.8% last week, as rates increased, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey.
For the week ended...
MISMO Brings Amy Moses Onboard to Lead Growth and Revenue Strategy
Amy Moses is the new vice president of strategic growth at MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization.
Moses has held leadership roles at...
LenderLogix Adds eSign Capability to its LiteSpeed POS Platform
LenderLogix has introduced LiteSpeed eSign, a fully native e-signature experience built into the company’s LiteSpeed point of sale (POS) platform.
Serving both sides of the...
MBA: Applications for New Home Purchases Sank 7 Percent in November
Applications for mortgages for new home purchases fell 7% in November compared with October but were up 3.1% compared with a year ago, according...
Westcor Promotes AnnMarie Arens to Midwest Regional Manager
AnnMarie Arens has been promoted to midwest regional manager at Westcor Land Title Insurance Company.
In this new role, Arens will ensure exceptional service standards...
Redfin: New Listings Dropped in November as Would-Be Sellers Pulled Back
New listings of U.S. homes for sale fell 1.7% year-over-year during the four weeks ended December 7, the biggest decline in more than two...
Number of Mortgaged Properties in Negative Equity Increased 21 Percent Year-Over-Year
Due to home prices falling in most markets, the average U.S. homeowner lost approximately $13,400 in equity during the past year, according to Cotality.
Total...