Economic Lessons From the Great Recession
Financial pain perpetrated by the COVID-19 pandemic has been gentler than it otherwise could have been, according to a newly released research paper from the business schools of Columbia...
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FHFA Further Extends Foreclosure and Eviction Moratoriums
FHFA Director Mark Calabria said in a statement that this latest extension would work to "keep our communities safe, and families in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic." Click through to...
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Home Sales Closed December With a Bang
Home sales during December increased by 6.2% from the previous month and soared by 21.9% from one year earlier, according to new data released by RE/MAX. Last month was the fifth in highest number...
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New Reports Praise Austin as Nation’s Hottest Housing Market
Austin's affordability and quality of life are attracting new residents.
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Biden Slates Nominees to Head CFPB and SEC
The SEC chairmanship has been vacant since Jay Clayton's resignation last month.
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California Home Sales and Prices Continue Rising
Despite a myriad of obstacles stemming from two pandemic-induced lockdowns and a problematic economy that forced many residents and businesses to leave the state, California's housing market...
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Active Listings Plummet to Historic Low
Active listings dropped by 33% year-over-year to a new all-time low, according to data released by Redfin for the four-week period ending January 10. Redfin determined there were 547,725 active...
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Blockchain Fintech Figure Closes $100 Million Financing Facility from J.P. Morgan
Figure Technologies Inc., a San Francisco-headquartered fintech focused on leveraging blockchain technology applications for the financial services, announced that it has closed a $100 million...
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Housing Advocates React to Economic-Recovery Proposal
President-elect Joe Biden last week provided a $1.9 trillion plan for rescuing the U.S. economy. Housing industry insiders and other American's have responded to key housing-related areas of the...
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Black Knight Debuts Correspondent Lending Platform
Black Knight Inc. has premiered Seller Digital, a correspondent lending platform for lenders seeking to track commitment pipelines, manage conditions, and validate pricing to register and lock...
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Lenders Capitalizing on the Digital Push
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the November edition of MReport. At the end of every year, it’s human nature to look back and see what went right, what went wrong, and what could...
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No Surprise Here: Compass Files for IPO
One of the worst-kept secrets in the real estate world was publicly confirmed this week as the residential brokerage Compass submitted a draft registration statement with the U.S. Securities and...
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The Week Ahead: How Workplace Diversity Impacts Growth
On Tuesday, January 19 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. CST, the American Mortgage Diversity Council will host a panel of experts in workplace diversity and inclusion. Registration for the webinar entitled...
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Homebuyer Bidding Wars Continue to Rage
Click through to learn what factors are in play, and why one expert described the housing market as "unseasonably hot."
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Senior Housing Wealth Reaches Historic High
Find out how much seniors’ housing wealth increased between quarters last year, according to the latest Reverse Mortgage Market Index.
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First Community Mortgage Acquires A Mortgage Boutique
First Community Mortgage (FCM), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Community Bank of Tennessee, has announced its acquisition of A Mortgage Boutique (AMB), a nonbank lender. Both companies are...
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Black Knight Expands Its Expedite Close Platform
The digital closing solution guides borrowers document-by-document through an eClose process with integrated eNotary capability.
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Mid America Mortgage Expands Access to Down Payment Assistance
“DPA programs are a vital tool for expanding mortgage credit access to creditworthy, cash-poor homebuyers,” said Mid America Owner and CEO Jeff Bode.
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Tracking and Analyzing 2020’s Real Estate Trends
A study delves into the three most-relevant housing-market patterns to surface in a world impacted by a national health crisis.
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The Surge in Sight-Unseen Property Purchases
Economists say the increased use of live-video home tours, coupled with more people relocating, is "here to stay," and the majority of homebuyers in 2021 will make offers before seeing a house in...
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