New research from CoreLogic revealed year-over-year home price growth dropped slightly from April but still posted an estimated 20% increase in May. Meanwhile, experts project annual U.S. home price appreciation to slow next year, but by how much?
Read More »When Court Decisions Trickle Down to Housing Choices
In the aftermath of the recent Supreme Court decision rolling back Roe v. Wade, Redfin conducted a survey to gauge how the ruling’s aftermath could impact housing migration patterns.
Read More »Home Prices Back Away From All-Time High
Affordability issues are officially taking a toll on the market as the average asking price of a newly listed home is off 1.5% from its peak in spring in ...
Read More »Borrower Demand Driving the Digital Mortgage Revolution
Souren Sarkar of Nexval, a 25-year industry veteran, shares his insight on how digital advances will change the industry’s workflow and keep customers happy.
Read More »Wells Fargo Donates $40M in Efforts to Grow Diverse Housing Developers
The estimated $175 billion U.S. housing development market is known for high barriers to entry, as data shows real estate developers of color make up less than 5% ...
Read More »What This Year’s 2022 Five Star Conference Has in Store
Get a look at the agenda for this year’s FSC, an annual gathering bringing together mortgage industry professionals for three days of content and education.
Read More »Kick-Starting D&I Initiatives in the Mortgage Finance Space
Five Star’s Diversity and Inclusion Symposium assembled a number of D&I experts for a day of advancing the diversity conversation within the mortgage industry.
Read More »Angel Oak Names New VP of Correspondent Sales, Expands Westward
Angel Oak Home Loans has brought 30-year industry veteran Steve Valladares into the fold to manage its correspondent business line, and has announced four new branches in the western U.S.
Read More »Overcoming the Barriers to Homeownership
A recent House Financial Services Committee hearing discussed the benefits of the $150 billion Build Back Better Act, and the measure’s efforts to expand housing for all nationwide.
Read More »Rising Rates Make Homeownership Unaffordable in Most of U.S.
ATTOM has released its Q2 2022 U.S. Home Affordability Report, showing that median-priced single-family homes and condos are less affordable in Q2 of 2022 compared to historical averages ...
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