Pending Home Sales Increased 1.3% In July To Reach Highest Level In 10 Years
Currently, NAR is forecasting that existing-home sales this year will reach 5.38 million, a 2.8% increase from 2015.
Mortgage Application Volume Moves Back Upward
After decreasing the previous two weeks, mortgage application volume increased 2.8% on an adjusted basis during the week ended Aug. 26, according to the...
Karla Abbott Promoted To Mortgage Loan Officer At Bay Equity Home Loans
Karla Abbott has been promoted to loan officer at Bay Equity Home Loans, a full-service retail mortgage lender founded in the heart of San...
Another 23 Counties Sign Up For Simplifile’s E-Recording Software
E-recording software provider Simplifile reports that it has added 23 county recording offices to its e-recording network - all in the Midwest and Southeast.
The...
ClosingCorp Names Tom Rice Vice President, National Account Representative
Tom Rice has been named vice president, national account representative, at ClosingCorp, a provider of residential real estate closing cost data and technology for...
Mortgage Network Hires Tina Nuss As Loan Officer For Lancaster, Pa., Branch
Veteran mortgage professional Tina Nuss has joined Mortgage Network Inc., one of the largest independent mortgage lenders in the eastern U.S., as loan officer...
Black Knight: U.S. Home Prices Inched Up 0.8% In June
U.S. home prices increased 0.8% in June compared with May and increased 5.3% compared with June 2015, according to Black Knight Financial Services' home...
Fixed Mortgage Rates Flat And Holding Near Historic Lows
Mortgage rates stayed more or less flat during the week ended Aug. 25, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
The average rate for...
Mercury Network Buys Platinum Data Solutions
Mercury Network, a valuation vendor management platform used by more than 700 lenders and appraisal management companies (AMCs), is acquiring Platinum Data Solutions, which...
Fannie, Freddie Update Standard Mortgage Application Form
It is the first update for the form in more than 20 years.
MBA: Mortgage Application Volume Fell 2.1%
After decreasing 4.0% the previous week, mortgage application volume fell again, decreasing 2.1% during the week ended Aug. 19, according to the Mortgage Bankers...
Appreciation Deceleration: Home Prices Increased Only 0.2% In June
U.S. home prices increased 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis in the second quarter compared with the first quarter and increased 5.6% compared with...
Existing-Home Sales Fell 3.2% In July
Just a day after it was reported that sales of new homes had reached a nine-year high in July, the National Association of Realtors...
CoreLogic: Mortgage Originations Increased 30% To Nearly $1.8 Trillion In 2015
Mortgage origination volume reached nearly $1.8 trillion in 2015 - an increase of about 30% compared with 2014, according to CoreLogic's MarketPulse report.
"Mortgage originations...
HomeDisclosure.com To Include ‘Death In Home’ Info
Users of HomeDisclosure.com, a pre-diligence website, now have access to “death in home” data, which is used to determine, for example, whether a murder,...
B2R Finance Hires Joe Hullinger As SVP
Mortgage industry veteran Joe Hullinger has joined B2R Finance, a lender serving the needs of single-family rental (SFR) property investors, as a senior vice...
Average FICO Score On Closed Mortgages Rose Again In July
The mortgage refinance market regained some ground in July. About 37% of closed loans were refinances compared with 34% in June, according to Ellie...
Pro Teck Valuation Services Hires Paul Gomez As CTO
Paul Gomez has joined Pro Teck Valuation Services in the newly created role of chief technology officer (CTO).
In a release, the company says Gomez...
July New Home Sales Highest In Nine Years
New home sales in July reached the highest level so far this year, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the...
PrimeLending Hires Sonia Zin As Loan Originator
Sonia Zin has joined Dallas-based residential mortgage originator PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital company, as a loan originator in the company's Chattanooga, Texas, office.
Zin has more...