Former President Donald Trump pledged to lower the cost of homebuying by cutting away at the regulatory burdens faced by homebuilders. During a town hall meeting in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on Monday evening, an audience member who identified himself as a single father and...
Mortgage rates soared in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.32% as of Oct. 10, up from last week when it averaged 6.12%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 7.57%. The 15-year...
A total of 87,108 residential properties carried foreclosure filings during the third quarter of this year, according to new data from ATTOM. This is down 2% from the previous quarter and down 13% from one year ago. Nationwide one in every 1,618 housing units had a...
A coalition of 14 trade associations, financial institutions and government-sponsored enterprises have joined forces to create the Convergence Collaboration, a new endeavor designed to address the issues that contribute to racial disparities in homeownership. Over the...
Mortgage application activity slowed during the week ending Oct. 4, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 5.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one...
UWM Gives Underwriters Bigger Role in New Underwriting+ Program
