Jobs in the construction sector led the overall jobs market according to data for February jobs released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While the total nonfarm payroll ...
Read More »Carson: Rumors HUD’s Mission Statement is Changing ‘Patently False’
On Thursday, HUD Secretary Ben Carson fired back against accusations that proposed changes to the HUD mission statement represented a rolling back of the agency's commitment to fair housing practices. Carson ...
Read More »Industry Responds to President Trump’s Import Tariffs
On Thursday afternoon, President Trump instituted import tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum. Calling the tariffs a push back against foreign competitors’ “assault on our country,” President Trump signed ...
Read More »Fintech Summit: Discussing the Future of Lending
From blockchain to cryptocurrency to artificial intelligence, the landscape of the financial services sector is being rapidly disrupted by a wave of new, exciting technologies. Attend the Five ...
Read More »More Millennials Embracing Conventional Mortgage Loans
The most recent Ellie Mae Millennial Tracker data shows that 67 percent of closed loans secured by millennials were conventional. This represents the highest percentage in two years ...
Read More »100 Most Dangerous U.S. Cities
NeighborhoodScout, a web-based analytics platform, recently released its 2018 list of the Top 100 Most Dangerous U.S. Cities. They compiled the list by examining violent crime reports of cities with ...
Read More »Mortgage Offer APRs Trending Higher
LendingTree has released its latest Mortgage Offers Report, breaking down the lending landscape for February 2018. The Mortgage Offers Report serves as a useful companion to other standard industry ...
Read More »Mortgage Apps Remain Steady
Steady interest rates in the last week saw mortgage rates rising only slightly according to data from the weekly mortgage application survey by the MBA. Data from the ...
Read More »Taxing Times for Hot Markets
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has made significant changes to the longstanding tax benefits of homeowners with the cap on borrowing being reduced from $1 million to ...
Read More »Consumer Housing Sentiment Slips
The U.S. housing market may be starting to get volatile. Fannie Mae's latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index report found that consumer confidence in housing took a hit in February. The worry ...
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