The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) managed approximately 317,000 consumer complaints between October 2016 and September 2017, according to the semi-annual report of the CFPB for the period ...
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Can home affordability be measured especially when one is looking at the ability of current renters on becoming homeowners? A study by the Urban Institute attempted to answer ...
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Overall construction spending increased by 3.0 percent year-over-year according to the latest monthly Construction Spending Report released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The report also found a month-over-month ...
Read More »DocMagic’s eVault Powers Paperless Mortgages for Deutsche Bank
DocMagic, Inc., a provider of fully compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance, and comprehensive eMortgage services headquartered in Torrance, California, announced that Deutsche Bank has successfully implemented and is ...
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From rising rents to more privacy and comfort, a number of factors are driving homebuyers to look for their dream abode this spring, according to a home buyer ...
Read More »Is Spring Really the ‘Magic Window’ for Home Sellers?
By Scott Morgan Anyone looking to close a home sale faster and more favorably is entering the right time of the year to do it. According to a ...
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Rising household incomes are more than likely to offset the effects of higher borrowing costs because of rising interest rates, according to data of The Real Home Price ...
Read More »Housing Equity Among Retirees
According to a study by the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association, housing equity for homeowners aged 62 and older increased by $149 billion between Q3 2017 and Q4 ...
Read More »Pending Home Sales Increase Ahead of the Homebuying Season
February saw a growth in the number of sales contracts signed for homes with the Pending Home Sales Index data released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) ...
Read More »Selling a House Can Cost a Lot in 2018
According to a new study by Zillow and Thumbtack.com, U.S. homeowners are spending an average of nearly $20,000 to sell their homes in 2018. The exact total is ...
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