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Mortgage Rates Inches Up, Homebuyer Affordability Inches Down
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.89% as of May 29. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates Inches Up, Homebuyer Affordability Inches Down
Mortgage Application Activity Drops as Home Prices Rise
The first quarter home prices were up on a year-over-year basis in 49 states and the District of Columbia; Hawaii was the lone state with a price decline. Continue Reading Mortgage Application Activity Drops as Home Prices Rise
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FCC Warns Against Fraudulent Mortgage Calling Campaign
Green Mirage has impersonated over 400 mortgage institutions and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars of losses to deceived homeowners. Continue Reading FCC Warns Against Fraudulent Mortgage Calling Campaign
Mortgage Rates Break Past 7% Level
Mortgage rates ticked up for the fifth consecutive week. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates Break Past 7% Level
Mortgage Bankers Association Brings Undergraduate Course to Cleveland State University
The program offers a three-credit undergraduate course on residential mortgage origination and processing. Continue Reading Mortgage Bankers Association Brings Undergraduate Course to Cleveland State University
ATTOM INTEGRATES PROBABILITY FOR DEFAULT ANALYTICS INTO ITS VAST PROPERTY DATA WAREHOUSE
Feb. 7, 2023 (Staff Writer)- ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, today announced it has integrated propensity to default analytics into its U.S. property data warehouse. With this news, the ATTOM Table of Data Elements...
Yardi Launches New Solution to Qualify Affordable Housing Applicants
Feb. 7, 2023 (Staff Writer)- An automated service now available from Yardi will change the way many affordable housing providers verify the income and assets of applicants and residents. Yardi Verification Services is the latest innovation to the Yardi...
Leora Ruzin Tapped as Editor of Weekly RE News
SALT LAKE CITY -- February 6, 2023 -- Weekly Real Estate News, a publication dedicated to providing the best real estate and mortgage industry news and information available anywhere to the more than 1.25 million industry professionals who rely on it, has announced...
UWM APPOINTS ANDREW HUBACKER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Feb. 6, 2023 (Staff Writer)- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the #1 overall mortgage lender in America, has named Andrew Hubacker its new Chief Financial Officer. Hubacker will assume the position immediately and will oversee all financial aspects of the...
Roofstock onChain Sells home in Alabama as an NFT, Purchased on Ethereum platform using StableCoins
Feb. 06, 2023 (Staff Writer)- Roofstock, the leading digital real estate platform specializing in single-family rental (SFR) properties, today announced the sale of an Alabama rental property via a non-fungible token (NFT) enabled by Roofstock onChain (ROC), its web3...
4 Steps to Take if You’re House Poor
Source: The Ascent --- If your housing expenses -- including mortgage payment, homeowners insurance, utilities, maintenance, and property taxes -- leave you with little left over each month, you may be called "house poor." The first thing to know is that there's no...
Mortgage rate buydowns: How Horry Co. builders are keeping prices up & buyers coming
Source: ABC 15 News --- HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Not even the cold weather can cool down the housing market in Horry County, as home builders are finding creative ways to keep prices stable while also giving buyers more power. Mortgage rate buydowns are the latest...
Housing Market Update: $2,500 Monthly Budget Buys A $400,000 Home For First Time Since September As Rates Dip Below 6%
Source: Redfin --- Home sellers are starting to come off the sidelines to meet buyer demand as mortgage rates steadily decline, with new listings and pending sales both posting their smallest drops in four months. A homebuyer on a $2,500 monthly budget can afford a...
‘Our mortgage got so high we put off having a baby’
Source: BBC News --- Alex Czok and her husband Tom Beech had hoped to start a family this year but when their mortgage went up by hundreds of pounds they put their plans on hold. They are one of the four million UK households facing higher mortgage bills this year....
What Fed Rate Increases Mean for Mortgages, Credit Cards and More
Source: The New York Times --- As the Federal Reserve has lifted its key interest rate several times over the past year, Americans have seen the effects on both sides of the household ledger: Savers benefit from higher yields, but borrowers pay more. Here’s how it...
