After taking a giant leap toward the 4% mark, mortgage rates scaled back this week, as most economists feel home price growth will remain firm before cooling off later this year.
Read More »Big Tech Cities Dominate January’s Top Rental Markets
The U.S. median rental price surged nearly 20% in January, outpacing monthly starter homeownership costs in a majority of large metro markets.
Read More »Plaza Home Mortgage Revamps Its Wholesale Team
Full-service national correspondent and wholesale lender names Jeff Leinan EVP of National Wholesale Production, and adds Allyson Foley as EVP of Wholesale Ops.
Read More »Limited Options Speeding Up Home Sales
Homes are selling as quickly as listed, as nearly 60% of homes that went under contract sold within two weeks of being listed in February.
Read More »Kevin Laffey Promoted to Inlanta’s SVP of Sales
Thirty-year mortgage industry vet tapped to oversee new business growth for 39 branch offices and a network of more than 300 mortgage professionals.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Inch Closer to 4% Mark
Mortgage rates have soared to levels last seen prior to the pandemic, as high inflation and strong consumer spending contributed to this upward rate drive.
Read More »Insuring Expensive Homes Getting More Expensive
A new report has found that homeowners in South Carolina are paying the most for homeowners insurance with a policy of at least $500,000.
Read More »Hike in Rates Drives Down Mortgage Apps
Overall purchase and refi application volume has dropped week-over-week, as rates jumped following a three-week stretch of stability.
Read More »Locals Increasingly Priced Out by Out-of-Town Buyers
A new study found that out-of-town buyers who came to Nashville, Philly, and New York City had a larger budget to purchase a home than locals.
Read More »Incenter Adds Shelley Duffy as SVP, Enterprise Sales
Business development leader with 20 years in the industry tapped to introduce mortgage banking execs to Incenter’s solutions for improving operational performance.
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