Watch this video to see which demographic is most impacted by rising mortgage rate—and to what extent.
Read More »Acceptable Risks
An analysis comparing mortgage credit underwriting during the second quarter and last year made some interesting discoveries.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Checking in With Home Prices
On Tuesday, the latest installment of the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index will explore the values of residential real estate and how the housing market is doing as we move into the back half of October.
Read More »Rise in Mortgage Payments Outpacing Home Prices
Mortgage payments have gone up substantially over the last year, more than double the amount that home prices have. Will this trend continue? A research analyst with a global property data and analytics firm breaks down the numbers.
Read More »Volatile Markets Impacting Housing Values
A report issued by a property information and analytics firm examines the accuracy of its home-price forecasts. Find out how close their numbers track with reality.
Read More »Mortgage Apps and DTI Ratios
A new analysis reveals that since 2015 debt-to-income ratio has become the number one reason that lenders have turned down purchase-mortgage applications. What are the factors that are impacting the DTI ratios of homebuyers?
Read More »The Factors Impacting Jumbo and Conforming Mortgage Loans
A new analysis studied how risk, location, and scale economies affected mortgage rates for jumbo and conforming loans. Here’s what it found.
Read More »The Effect of Slow Home Appreciation
With both, mortgage rates and home prices rising steadily, a new report points at the impact of these factors on affordability for first-time homebuyers as well homeowners looking to trade up. Here’s what it found.
Read More »Speeding up the Underwriting Process
According to a recent survey, many underwriters agree that it has become more difficult to underwrite a loan. How can the process be improved and made more efficient?
Read More »Mortgage App Fraud On the Rise
With home prices at new highs, mortgage application fraud is up as well. Click through to find out what may have led to these increases in fraud.
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