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Kyle Horst
Kyle G. Horst is a reporter for DS News and MReport. A graduate of the University of Texas at Tyler, he has worked for a number of daily, weekly, and monthly publications in South Dakota and Texas. With more than 10 years of experience in community journalism, he has won a number of state, national, and international awards for his writing and photography. He most recently worked as editor of Community Impact Newspaper covering a number of Dallas-Ft. Worth communities on a hyperlocal level. Contact Kyle G. at kyle.horst@thefivestar.com.

Now Is the Time to Readdress Conforming Loan Limits

In November, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced its annual change to the conforming loan limit for loans purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs). For 2022, it was announced that the limit increased by 18% to $647,200, ...

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Rate Locks Down 35% Year-Over-Year

mortgage rates

The latest Originations Market Monitor from Black Knight Inc, shows another big slowdown in momentum in December as rate lock volumes fell across the board, driven by a 22.5% drop in purchase loan locks.   The report leverages daily rate ...

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Vermont Remains Top State to Move To

United Van Lines Moving

Migration is essential to the American way of life—people move seeking different climates, better job opportunities, cost of living, or to be closer to family. Long gone are the days of ...

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Embrace Home Loans Expands into Boston

  Embrace Home Loans, a national mortgage lender, announced that Meredith Spence has been named branch manager for the company's new Boston/Seaport District office. Spence will be responsible for staffing the ...

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Rocket Companies Announces New Leadership

Rocket Companies, the Detroit-based FinTech platform company consisting of tech-driven real estate, mortgage and financial services businesses—including Rocket Mortgage, Rocket Homes, Truebill, and Rocket Auto—today announced a series of promotions and leadership changes to ...

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