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According to Ellie Mae, this acquisition is another step toward a fully-digital mortgage, by combining Ellie Mae’s Encompass Digital Lending Platform with Capsilon’s AI-powered solutions.

Small metros in the middle of the nation are thriving while West Coast markets are struggling with affordability and homeownership.

Analysis of Census Bureau data shows the homeowners’ share of tax keep growing. How much do they contribute to the tax base?

Coming in The Week Ahead are reports on vacancies and homeownership, pending home sales, and a hearing on LGBTQ discrimination in housing.

Younger homeowners are found to make more trade offs to afford a house, including insurance and health costs.

It’s time the industry examines how and where the tolerance for risk in the non-QM market is growing, and how lenders should be acting in response. Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the October issue of MReport.

Although home values are nearly 5% higher than last year, three regions posted declines in price growth.

How many markets have average home values more than $1 million less than what’s in San Francisco?

How do average home values and delinquency rates compare to pre-recession peaks? Click through to see the results.

Housing remains a bright spot when it comes to economic growth, but which regions are best prepared to face a recession—and why?