Saturday, November 23, 2024

Residential Mortgage

Mortgage Applications Drop for a Second Week

Mortgage application volume dropped 3.9% during the week ended July 26, while rates remained relatively flat compared with the previous week, according to he...

Rate Hires Daniel Manginelli to Head In-House Sales Coaching

Daniel Manginelli has joined Rate (formerly Guaranteed Rate) to lead the company’s in-house sales coaching platform. Manginelli is author of “SHAKE IT UP! Big Dreams...

Motto Mortgage’s Latest Franchise Opens in Fargo 

Motto Mortgage has opened a new franchise location in Fargo, North Dakota. "Motto Mortgage Premier Pros” is now open serving all markets throughout the Peace...

Platte River Mortgage Partnering with Calque to Expand The Trade-In Mortgage in Colorado

Colorado-based mortgage and investment firm Platte River Mortgage & Investments has partnered with Calque to expand The Trade-In Mortgage in Colorado. The Trade-In Mortgage is a...

Zillow: A Typical Starter Home is Now $1 Million in 237 U.S. Cities

The typical "starter home" is worth at least $1 million in 237 U.S. cities, according to a report from Zillow. Five years ago, there were...

U.S. Home Prices Hit Highest Level in History in May

U.S. home prices continued to shatter records in May, rising 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis compared with April to reach the highest level...

Luxury Market Continued to Thrive in Q2 ‘Thanks to an Abundance of All-Cash Buyers’

The typical U.S. luxury home sold for a record $1,180,000 in the second quarter, up 8.8% from a year earlier—the biggest increase in nearly...

HELOC, Home Equity Loan Originations Were Basically Flat in 2023 

HELOC and home equity loan origination volume increased 1.5% in 2023 compared with 2022, while debt outstanding increased 8.3%, according to the Mortgage Bankers...

First American: Home Affordability Improved Slightly in June 

Home affordability improved from May to June but remained down 4% compared with June 2023, as per First American’s latest Real House Price Index. “Nationally,...

Halcyon IRS Integrated Income Verification Solutions Integrated with CoreLogic

Halcyon, offering digital IRS integrated income verification solutions, has announced an integration with CoreLogic that aims to revolutionize the income verification process in the...

Deephaven Partners with Blue Water to Improve Pipeline Management

Blue Water Financial Technologies, a provider of financial management solutions, owned by Voxtur Analytics Corp., is set to transform the way Deephaven Mortgage manages...

Homebuyer Affordability Improved in June

The national median payment applied for by purchase applicants in June decreased to $2,167, down from $2,219 in May, according to the Mortgage Bankers...

Atlantic Coast Mortgage Using Nextwave CRM

Atlantic Coast Mortgage is using Nextwave CRM by CRMnow as its enterprise CRM platform for loan officers across all 30 states where it operates. Atlantic...

Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Basically Flat

Mortgage rates were basically flat this week compared with last week, as the average rate for a 30-year increased slightly to 6.78%, up from...

Neighborhood Credit Union Using FirstClose to Streamline Home Equity Lending

Neighborhood Credit Union is using FirstClose to streamline its home equity lending operations. Headquartered in Dallas, Neighborhood Credit Union has 14 branches throughout Texas serving...

Share of Homes Sitting on the Market Longer Than a Month Increased in June

Nearly two-thirds (64.7%) of homes that were on the market in June had been listed for at least 30 days without going under contract,...

Informative Research Expands Integration with The Work Number to Provide New Options

Verification solutions provider Informative Research has expanded its integration with Equifax’ The Work Number income and employment information. With this enhancement, Informative Research provides its...

New Home Sales Decreased 0.6 Percent in June as Buyers Wait for Rates to...

New home sales fell 0.6% in June compared with May to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 617,000, according to estimates from the...

Mortgage Applications Fell 2.2 Percent Last Week Despite Dip in Rates

Despite a slight dip in rates, mortgage application volume fell 2.2% during the week ended July 19, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA)...

Optimal Blue Adds New Generative AI Assistant Capabilities

Capital markets technology firm Optimal Blue has launched generative AI capabilities centered on helping mortgage lenders maximize profitability on every loan transaction. Through direct engagement...