Small businesses power the title insurance industry
May marks National Small Business Month in the U.S., an opportunity to recognize and promote the work of small businesses and their contributions...
Commission lawsuits spread to Manhattan
It appears that no real estate brokerage firm in the U.S. is safe from a commission lawsuit. On Wednesday, Manhattan home seller Monty...
Blend’s soft credit pull function supports Fannie Mae’s DU early assessment
Mortgage tech firm Blend aims to court more lenders as it now supports Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter (DU) early assessment enhancement with a...
Kara Lamphere joins Click n’ Close as new chief operating officer
Click n’ Close, a mortgage lender mostly active in the wholesale and correspondent channels, appointed Kara Lamphere to the role of chief operating...
Argyle announces integration with Fannie Mae’s DU
Verifications provider Argyle announced its integration with Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter (DU) program on Monday, becoming the first DU-authorized report supplier to offer...
First American makes progress on restoring systems from pre-Christmas cyberattack
Title insurance giant First American Financial reported progress on restoring its systems from a pre-Christmas cybersecurity incident.
First American has fallen victim to data...
Jonathan Scarpati joins NRMLA board of directors
The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) this week announced that Jonathan Scarpati, senior vice president of wholesale production at Finance of America...
Is this the beginning of the end of the housing market recession?
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While home prices in the U.S. held up in 2023, sales volume in the housing market cratered. Consumers care about home prices and...
High mortgage rates force some divorced couples to continue living together
In another odd twist for 2023, the ability to split up after a divorce seems to be another casualty of the high mortgage...
DataDigest: Breaking down housing economists’ 2024 forecasts
As 2023 draws to a close, housing professionals hope for relief from the high mortgage rates, terrible inventory levels and slow sales that...