Mortgage application activity recorded an uptick for the week ending Nov. 29, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA); the data included include an adjustment for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage...
A trio of real estate professionals in California’s Bay Area were sentenced for their roles in a $55 million mortgage fraud conspiracy case. According to the charges brought against them, Tjoman Butalim of San Francisco was a licensed real estate broker until his...
Mortgage rates remained flat ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.81% as of Nov. 27, down from last week when it averaged 6.84%. A...
Mortgage applications were on the rise in new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) covering the week ending Nov. 22. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 6.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one...
Mortgage rates were on the rise again in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.84% as of Nov. 21, up from last week when it averaged 6.78%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
A total of 1.67 million mortgages were secured by residential property (1 to 4 units) during the third quarter, according to a data report from ATTOM. This marked 1.9% increases on both a quarterly and annual measurement. Lenders issued $553.1 billion worth of...
Escrow Abuse in the Spotlight: What the McKenna Case Means for Real Estate …
