Housing Competition Dries Up During Fall Buying Season
As homebuying conditions continue to moderate, housing competition has eased as inventory increased, according to a new Zillow report, while home values experienced the first month-over-month decline since February. Source: [...]
Fed Takes Action Against TransUnion for Illegal Rental Background Checks
The CFPB and FTC have issued a joint consent order requiring the credit reporting conglomerate to pay $23 million in fines for tenant screening and security freeze failures. Source: DS [...]
Examining the Impact of Flood Risk on Florida Home Values
While nearly 40% of total U.S. residents live in coastal regions, a new CoreLogic report revealed that approximately 41 million U.S. residents face the risk of flooding along rivers and [...]
Targeting New Outlets for Down Payment Assistance?
With the ever-rising cost of homeownership, down payments requirements have also grown in step. Click through to find out where the next generation of buyers are finding the funds to [...]
Potential Homebuyers Retreat as Mortgage Rates Remain Elevated
While a slight increase in new listings offers homebuyers more inventory to choose from, many buyers are backing out of the market as mortgage rates sit near their highest level [...]
U.S. Foreclosure Filings Up 28% in Q3
With the nation’s highest foreclosure rates found in the states of New Jersey, South Carolina, and Delaware, ATTOM reports a near 30% quarter-over-quarter rise in third quarter default notices, scheduled [...]
Is the Mortgage Servicing Space in Need of a Reset?
A new white paper challenges the notion of disruption in the mortgage space, and how utilization of proper software can bring this idea to fruition. Source: DS News
Challenging, Inspiring, and Supporting
MortgagePoint invites you to get to know this year’s Five Star Lifetime Achievement Award recipient: Kim Yowell, EVP of Servicing for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. Source: DS News
Remote Homebuying in a Remote Work World
Today, many Americans can live just about anywhere while working from home. Remote workers looking to move far away from their current residence might not have the time, resources, or [...]