While still not at its full potential, the existing-home sales market is getting closer. What factors are behind the improvements?
Read More »Families in Newly-Built Homes are Living Larger
While recent analysis indicates that newly-built rental housing units span the least number of square feet since the crash, research shows that newly-constructed single-family homes are going in the opposite direction.
Read More »Builder Confidence Soars to 11-Month High
Builder confidence has been up and down all year, but experienced a surge in September.
Read More »The Markets with the Greatest Shortage of Housing Starts
Many markets across the United States are experiencing single-family housing inventory shortages exasperated by low-home building activity, according to one analysis. Here are the markets with the largest deficiencies.
Read More »Futura Title & Escrow Receives ALTA Best Practices Certification
Futura Title & Escrow Corp. and its two subsidiaries have successfully completed an industry-recognized compliance exam and received American Land Title Association (ALTA) Best Practices certification.
Read More »Delighting Mortgage Borrowers with a Digital Control Room
By Scott Slifer The most painful truth about the mortgage application and review process is that for both buyer and lender, it is too often a slow, expensive, ...
Read More »Home Price Appreciation May Not Be Slowing After All
Despite recent reports within the industry that home price appreciation may be decelerating, the latest data from CoreLogic suggests that might not be the case.
Read More »How Would a Fed Rate Hike Affect the Mortgage Industry?
A September rate hike by the Fed looks less likely now but could still happen before the end of the year. How will a rate hike affect the mortgage industry?
Read More »SEC Authorizes Morningstar to Rate Financial Institutions
The SEC has authorized Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), to rate financial institutions and corporate issuers under its NRSRO registration.
Read More »Confluence of Factors Keeping Home Sales Healthy
A number of current economic conditions are supportive of the housing market—although demand for housing is being hindered somewhat by tight inventory levels.
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