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Home prices are rising and inventory is low—sound familiar? Though it means that housing confidence is up, it also means for certain areas that we could be headed for a correction.

Increases in home price may not be good for buyers, but it is for mortgage performance, according to a recent report. What else could be contributing to the improved outlook?

Even though it’s only five years from now, predicting what will be important marketing wise in 2022 can be a challenge. Take a look at what agents and brokers think will be essential in the years to come.

DataVerify recently announced that they now offer an automated process that populates required data elements for submission of 4506-T IRS tax transcript information to the Fannie Mae Day 1 Certainty data validation service through the Ellie Mae’s Encompass all-in-one mortgage management solution and Total Quality Loan program.

Homebuyers are having a tough time finding homes for many market related reasons, but a new report shows an additional cause could be that baby boomers just aren’t moving out.

Millennials are moving back in with their parents in order to afford a home. See what’s causing them to shy away from the nomadic lifestyle they’ve been labeled as having in the Video Spotlight.

Home prices are rising across the board due to lack of inventory and other factors; however, luxury homes may be feeling the pain—or excitement if they’re trying to sell—a little bit more.

Many factors go into a homebuyer’s calculation of where to move, one of which is health care. See where buyers can rest easy if they get sick—and where they can’t.

With the LIBOR index is going away, U.S. consumers could face a future without adjustable-rate mortgages. So why would lenders write mortgages against an index that will soon not exist? They’re asking that question too.

The debate over the coming appraiser shortage doesn’t seem to be going away. But whether you believe there’s a shortage or not – and I believe there is – folks on both sides agree we’re having a hard time attracting people to the profession, and that something needs to change.