Today, the Data & Analytics division of Black Knight, Inc. released its latest Mortgage Monitor Report, looking at recent cooling of annual rate of home price appreciation and ...
Read More »Experts: Housing Market Is Weakening But Not Crashing
As Americans continue to be confused by the storm of seemingly contradictory news, data, and forecasts on the housing market’s future, consumers are still witnessing record monthly price ...
Read More »Not Even Rising Rates Can Curtail Industry Innovation
In a recent blog post, Paul Hurst of First American explains that, despite record-high mortgage rates, mortgage industry innovation and investment will continue to advance and increase.
Read More »Home Price Appreciation Projected to Slow by May 2023
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.
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