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Black Knight Financial Services and CRS Data have formed a strategic partnership to create a simple solution integrating the capabilities of Paragon MLS, Black Knight’s flagship multiple listing service (MLS) system, and CRS Data’s tax suite.

Consumer housing sentiment continued a gradual year-over-year upward trend in August, which bodes well for the continued growth of housing in the United States, according to the latest survey data from Fannie Mae.

With the presidential election only two months away, the latest topic of heated debate between the two major party presidential candidates is some comments one of them made regarding the Federal Reserve earlier this week.

The overall critical defect rate for mortgage loans has been trending upward since Q3 2015, driven by a rise in the number of compliance-related defects. The reason for the upward trend is clear, according to one analyst.

The FHFA's conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were intended to be temporary, reached their eight-year anniversary on Tuesday, September 6.

First American Financial Corporation, a California-based global provider of title insurance, settlement services, and risk solutions for real estate transactions, announced on Tuesday it has signed an agreement to acquire New Jersey-based RedVision Systems, Inc., the largest independent national provider of title and real property research.

Despite ongoing concerns over tight inventory and declining affordability, there are still markets around the country where homes are for sale that are both large enough and affordable enough to accommodate working class households.

After taking a break for the month of August, the House Financial Services Committee resumes activity on Wednesday, September 7 in the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee with a hearing examining the economic health of Federal Reserve Districts.

The August jobs report from the BLS fell short of expectations, leaving analysts to wonder whether or not the widely-forecasted September rate hike by the Fed will still happen.

Hardly any mortgages originated in the last five years are defaulting. But the near-zero default environment has come at a cost to the industry, according to one analysis.