Columbus, Ohio-based GO Mortgage and Portland-headquartered PacRes Mortgage have announced a merger agreement. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, with GO Mortgage CEO Michael Isaacs as the chief executive of the combined company and PacRes...
Most homebuyers do not shop around when considering a mortgage, according to a new data study from LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE). In a survey of 2,001 U.S. consumers, over half of the respondents (54%) who took out a mortgage for their most recent home purchase only got...
One-third (32%) of Canadians are predicting that the Bank of Canada will begin to cut interest rates next week, while 42% are believe no cuts will be forthcoming. According to a survey of 1,500 Canadians conducted by Dye & Durham, two-thirds (65%) of Canadians...
The national median payment applied for by purchase applicants inched up by 2.5% in April to $2,256 from $2,201 in March, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index. Compared to one year ago, the payment level was...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has begun a public inquiry into mortgage closing costs, claiming that so-called “junk fees” are inflating these costs. The agency issued a request for information regarding which fees are subject to competition, how fees...
Mortgage rates floated above the 7% mark again in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.03% as of May 30, up from last week when it averaged 6.94%. A year ago at this time, it...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 23-27
