Mortgage Industry News
Sluggish Refinance Activity Drives Down Mortgage Application Levels
The Refinance Index decreased 5% from the previous week, although it was 63% higher than the same week one year ago. Continue Reading Sluggish Refinance Activity Drives Down Mortgage Application Levels
Cornerstone Capital Bank in Joint Ventures with Texas, North Carolina Homebuilders
Cornerstone is now managing joint venture mortgage companies with 15 homebuilders nationwide. Continue Reading Cornerstone Capital Bank in Joint Ventures with Texas, North Carolina Homebuilders
Mortgage Rates Down for First Time in Five Weeks
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.09% as of May 9. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates Down for First Time in Five Weeks
ATTOM: Fewer Residences Were Equity Rich During Q1
The portion of mortgaged homes that were seriously underwater inched up to 2.7%. Continue Reading ATTOM: Fewer Residences Were Equity Rich During Q1
Median Monthly Housing Costs at New Record High
Redfin reported the median sale price reached $384,721, up 4.5% for a new record high. Continue Reading Median Monthly Housing Costs at New Record High
10 Million Seniors Still Make Forward Mortgage Payments, Here’s Where They Are
Source: Reverse Mortgage Daily --- Across the United States, nearly 10 million homeowners are still making forward mortgage payments who are at least 65 years old or higher. While it’s unlikely that all of those homeowners would be approved for a product like a...
Stronger real estate agent connections will be the key to lending success in 2022 – Here’s why
Source: Housing Wire --- If you make your living by originating new mortgage loans, I don’t have to tell you that the business is changing. You probably already know that the MBA’s latest mortgage forecast puts the purchase money at 75% of all loan volume. You’re...
Credit union offers advice for homebuyers in challenging, ‘red-hot’ market
Source: KTVZ --- As prospective homebuyers in Oregon and Southwest Washington continue to face fierce competition for fewer and increasingly expensive homes, OnPoint Community Credit Union offers tips on how to successfully purchase a home in this red-hot market....
REAL ESTATE Mortgage rates rise to an 8-month high, tanking refinance demand
Source: CNBC --- Mortgage rates have been on a tear this month, rising yet again last week to the highest level in eight months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. That caused mixed demand for mortgages last week, resulting in no change from the week...
Could Homeownership Derail the Rental Market In Secondary Cities?
Source: Globe Street --- During the pandemic, people fled the urban core for secondary metros across the country. The great relocation, as some have called it, wasn’t necessarily a new trend; people had been slowly leaving big cities in favor of affordability in...
Unfair Mortgage Practices In Tampa Targeted By Justice Officials
Source: Patch --- A new effort to combat redlining, an illegal practice in which lenders deny loans to people based on their race or nationality, has launched in Tampa. The U.S. Justice Department's new Combating Redlining Initiative, announced Friday, represents the...
Dogecoin ($DOGE) Can Now Be Used for Buying Ownership Shares in Second Homes
Source: Crypto Globe --- Recently, San Francisco-based startup Pacaso announced that it is now possible to pay with crypto — including Dogecoin ($DOGE) — for shares in single-family homes in some of the top second home destinations in the U.S. As...
What are the Updates on Tenancy law for Family-only Residential Buildings in the UAE?
Source: Lexology --- Pursuant to Law Number 2 of 2007 on Regulations of Landlord-Tenant Relationship in Sharjah and its amendments, low-income bachelors or labourers are not allowed to live in certain residential neighbourhoods which have been specially demarcated for...
Why brokerages and mortgage lenders are rushing into JVs
Source: Housing Wire --- The excited and at times nervous first-time homebuyers that James Dunn often represents ask him how that whole process of taking out a mortgage works, and Dunn, a Los Angeles-based real estate agent with eXp, replies with a few trusted names....
Mortgage Servicing Software Market Forecast to 2025 with Global Key Companies Profile
Source: Puck 77 --- Global Mortgage Servicing Software market report consists of accumulation of data derived via a thorough and accurate primary and secondary market research assessing critical industry coordinates and assessing the Mortgage Servicing Software market...













