The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the receipt of its 10 millionth complaint from consumers against financial services companies. In an online video CFPB Director Rohit Chopra called the occasion a “big milestone” while stressing it meant more...
Detroit-headquartered Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) announced the launch of Rocket.com as a platform designed to help homebuyers with their home search and financing needs. According to the company, Rocket.com will combine home search, financing and servicing needs...
The American Real Estate Association (AREA) has announced it has integrated the New York Residential Agent Continuum (NYRAC) into its organization as its first local chapter. “This marks a major step forward in strengthening our mission to serve and support real...
Mortgage application activity remained flat for the week ending Jan. 17, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, inched up by a scant 0.1% on a seasonally...
A Virginia man pleaded guilty to real estate and tax fraud for his role in a scheme to obtain title to a $1.3 million home in Roanoke County. According to the charges brought against him, Herman Estes filed a false amended income tax return for 2021 claiming he was...
A new forecast is predicting the population of Utah will grow by a half-million over the next nine years, which could exacerbate the state’s ongoing housing challenges. According to a report from Brigham Young University’s Daily Universe, the forecast would put Utah’s...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
