by Nathan S. Pierce | Sep 15, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, U.S. Housing Market
The housing recovery keeps getting postponed. A fresh Reuters survey of property analysts shows forecasters raising their mortgage-rate expectations again, with borrowing costs now expected to decline only modestly from current levels. The shift comes as the 10-year...
by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News
Seller impersonation fraud is no longer a fringe risk concentrated in vacant-land transactions. A new title-industry study shows attempts have become substantially more common, targets are broadening and criminals are increasingly using spoofed communications and...
by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News
Compass is formalizing its international ambitions without turning itself into a global brokerage. The company on Sept. 14 launched the Compass Global Division, an internal network designed to connect U.S.-based clients with vetted real estate professionals for...
by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News
First American Title is expanding its property-monitoring service beyond customers who close directly with the company, giving participating independent title agents a new way to alert eligible homeowners to suspicious deeds, liens and property listings after closing....
by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News
A former Florida attorney who owned a title company has pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud in a real estate scheme that federal prosecutors say exploited private lenders, mortgage lenders, escrow accounts and title-insurance representations. Michael Saracco,...
State Farm and Allstate Take Steps Toward Reopening California Home Insuran…
HUD Lines Up $1.3 Billion Sale of 4,200 Vacant Reverse-Mortgage Loans
Cavco Builds First HUD-Code Manufactured Home Without a Permanent Steel Cha…
UWM Says VantageScore 4.0 Improves Results for 1 in 4 Borrowers
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back