CoreLogic: Home Prices Increased 1.8% In April
U.S. home prices increased 1.8% in April compared with March and increased 6.2% compared with April 2015, according to CoreLogic's U.S. Home Price Report....
Black Knight: Fewer Delinquent Borrowers Means Tighter Inventory
Recent research from Black Knight Financial Services shows that borrowers with low fixed interest rates are less likely to list their homes for sale,...
Guild Mortgage Acquiring AmeriPro Home Loans
The deal will make Guild one of the largest independent mortgage banking companies in Texas.
United Wholesale Mortgage Hires Jason Bressler As CTO
"Fintech" executive Jason Bressler has joined United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) as chief technology officer (CTO).
In a release, UWM says hiring Bressler is a part...
Altavera To Officially Offer Closed-Loan File Review Services Starting In Q3
Altavera Mortgage Services will be expanding its closed-loan file review services beginning in the third quarter and will be making these services generally available...
Wells Fargo Using Pavaso’s Digital Close Platform For Hybrid E-Closings
Wells Fargo has named Pavaso an approved vendor for “hybrid” e-closings – closings during which select documents are printed and “wet signed” but much of...
Black Knight: All-Cash Sales More Prevalent For Lower-Priced Homes
Black Knight’s April Mortgage Monitor includes a stunning revelation: All-cash sales are more prevalent for lower-priced properties than they are for higher-priced properties.
The report...
RealtyTrac: Flipping Surged To Two-Year High In Q1
“Home flipping has been gaining steam for the last year-and-a-half thanks to falling interest rates and a dearth of housing inventory for flippers to compete against,” says Daren Blomquist.
Indecomm Launches E-Recording Platform With National Recording Toolkit
Indecomm Global Services reports that it has launched a new e-recording platform called InteleDoc Direct that works with its Recopedia recording toolkit.
The company claims...
ClosingCorp Taps Matthew Lichtner As VP Of Sales And Strategic Relationships
Matthew Lichtner has joined ClosingCorp, a provider of residential real estate closing cost data and technology, as vice president of sales and strategic relationships.
Lichtner...
Platinum Home Mortgage Opens New Branch In Jupiter, Fla.
Platinum Home Mortgage, a Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac seller/servicer and Ginnie Mae issuer, reports that it has opened a new branch in Jupiter, Fla.
The branch...
MBA: Mortgage Credit Decreases For Third Consecutive Month
Mortgage credit availability decreased 0.8% in May and fell to a score of 121.4 on the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Mortgage Credit Availability Index...
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Increased On Fed Rate Hike Rumors
Fixed mortgage rates edged upward this week on rumors that the Federal Reserve might vote to raise short-term interest rates later this month.
During the...
MBA: Mortgage Application Volume Fell 4.1%
Mortgage application volume decreased 4.1% on an adjusted basis during the week ended May 27, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage...
Black Knight: Home Prices Increased 1.2% In March
U.S. home prices increased 1.2% in March compared with February and increased 5.3% compared with March 2015, according to Black Knight Financial Services' home...
U.S. Home Prices Keep Inching Up
U.S. home prices increased 0.7% on an unadjusted basis in March compared with February and increased 5.2% compared with March 2015, according to the...
First American: Risk Of Mortgage Defects Keeps Decreasing
After increasing in March for the first time since July 2015, the risk of loan defects in mortgage applications decreased in April, marking a...
Survey Reveals Mortgage Lenders’ Top Regulatory Concerns
So what are the top regulatory concerns on mortgage executives' minds these days?
According to QuestSoft's 10th annual compliance survey, released earlier this month, the...
NAR: Pending Home Sales Increased 5.1% In April
Pending home sales increased 5.1% in April compared with March to reach a score of 116.3 on the National Association of Realtors' (NAR) Pending...
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Ticked Up On News Fed May Hike
Mortgage rates increased slightly this week on news that the Federal Reserve is likely to decide to raise short-term rates in June, according to...