CoreLogic: Home Prices Flat in December as More Inventory Comes Online
U.S. home prices were basically flat in December compared with November but up 3.4% compared with December 2023, according to CoreLogic’s home price index.
The...
Scott Turner Confirmed as Secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Scott Turner has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Secretary Turner...
Applications for Refinances Increased 12 Percent on a Slight Decrease in Mortgage Rates
Mortgage application volume increased 2.2% during the week ended January 31, with all of the increase coming from an uptick in refinances, according to...
California Wildfires Already Impacting Mortgage Performance, But February Payments Will Tell Full Story
The wildfires in Southern California are likely to have some impact on loan performance - but the full brunt will not be known until...
Optimal Blue Introduces AI Assistant Designed for Mortgage Lending Executives
Secondary marketing software firm Optimal Blue has introduced a new AI assistant that uses conversational generative AI to provide easy-to-understand, interactive insights and graphical...
Cornerstone Capital Bank Launches Community Lending Division
Cornerstone Capital Bank, a provider of mortgage origination and servicing solutions and consumer, commercial, and institutional banking services, has launched a Community Lending Division...
SingleSource Hires Daniel Figurski as Chief Appraiser to Lead Expansion of Valuation Services
Daniel Figurski has joined SingleSource Property Solutions, a provider of residential property services, as chief appraiser.
Figurski began his valuation career in 2012 as a...
NAHB Urges Trump to Exempt Tariffs on Home Building Materials
The National Association of Home Builders is urging President Trump to exempt building materials from the proposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico because of...
ATTOM: U.S. Homeowners Saw Their Equity Gains Slow in Q4
Home prices basically stabilized nationwide in the fourth quarter - and as a result, home equity gains dipped sightly.
However, as per ATTOM’s fourth quarter...
Planet Financial Group Taps Ken Quantie as SVP for KeyLink Title
Ken Quantie has joined Planet Financial Group as senior vice president heading up the firm’s KeyLink title entity.
Prior to joining KeyLink, Quantie was president...
FHFA: Home Price Growth Continued to Slow Nationally in November
Home price growth both nationally and regionally showed signs of slowing in November, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) seasonally adjusted home...
iEmergent Launches Shareable Market Intelligence Dashboards
Forecasting and advisory services firm iEmergent has released four new market intelligence dashboards that make it easy for lenders to slice, visualize, export and...
MBA: Homebuyer Affordability Improved Slightly in December
Homebuyer affordability improved slightly in December, as shown by the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI).
The index measures how new monthly...
Mortgage Rates Flat This Week as Supply Shortage, Affordability Hurdles Persist
Mortgage rates were mostly flat this week, with the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hovering at 6.95%.
That’s down slightly from last week...
Waterstone Mortgage Appoints Stephanie Ziebell as Chief Legal Officer
Stephanie Ziebell has been promoted to chief legal officer at national mortgage lender Waterstone Mortgage Corp.
Ziebell joined Waterstone Mortgage as assistant general counsel in...
Pending Home Sales Dropped in December
Pending home sales decreased 5.5% in December compared with November and were down 5% compared with December 2023, according to the National Association of...
Number of Available Homebuyer Assistance Programs Grew 7 Percent in 2024
Down Payment Resource reports that 172 new homebuyer assistance programs and 75 new program providers were established in 2024.
As of the end of the...
Case-Shiller: U.S. Home Prices Increased Slightly in November
U.S. home prices increased 0.4% in November compared with October and were up 3.6% compared with November 2024, but the rate of appreciation continues...
Mortgage Applications Dropped 2 Percent Last Week as Rates Remained Flat
Mortgage application volume fell 2.0% during the week ended January 24, as the average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage remained unchanged at 7.02%,...
Westcor Land Title Insurance Welcomes Karen Bates as Tennessee Agency Representative
Karen Bates has joined Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. as an agency representative on the Tennessee regional team.
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Karen to...