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“It's crucial, especially in higher-rate environments, for Americans to talk to a mortgage advisor who can help prepare buyers for the homebuying process, work to determine how much a person can afford and clear up the misconceptions about the many paths to homeownership that exist," said Thomas Parrish, Head of U.S. Retail Lending Product Management at BMO.

Following The Loan Store’s acquisition of certain assets of Homepoint’s wholesale originations channel, 26-year industry veteran officially takes over the role of CEO.

Along with a lack of inventory in the nation’s housing supply, Freddie Mac reports the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage continues to edge toward the 7% mark, further dampening the spring homebuying season.

"Lenders saw opportunities dwindle even more during the first quarter as the longest slowdown in mortgage activity in at least 20 years continued," said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM.

“Weakening home price growth for the past 12 months is increasing the odds that we may not see a new home price peak this year, for the first time in the history of our listing data, which dates back to mid-2016, and this is likely welcome news to homeshoppers," said Danielle Hale, Chief Economist for Realtor.com.

A series of actions set forth by the Biden Administration aims to strike out appraisal bias and level the playing field in building generational wealth via homeownership.

In the deal, Planet Home acquires a majority of Platinum Home's origination staff, including more than 20 branch offices in strategic locations nationwide.

Former loanDepot SVP of Production for the Western Division is promoted to new role as Chief Marketing Officer, bringing nearly two decades of sales and production experience to the role.

As mortgage rates creep toward the 7% mark, the MBA reports a third straight week of waning interest in mortgage apps, with a lack of inventory playing a role in purchase app drop-off.

“The modest increases in home prices we saw a month ago accelerated in March 2023,” says Craig J. Lazzara, Managing Director at S&P DJI. “The National Composite rose by 1.3% in March, and now stands only 3.6% below its June 2022 peak.”