Auction.com: Demand for distressed housing returning
Auction.com's report shows increased demand for distressed housing, with a 24% increase in completed foreclosure auction volume in September.
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2021 housing market forecast: It’s about politics, not economics
COVID-19 protections for households and support for financial markets are set to expire at the end of 2020. How will this impact the housing market in 2021?
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MBA: Forbearance rate increases for the first time since June to 5.48%
The number of borrowers entering forbearance versus exiting tipped the scales last week as the rate of forbearance gained for the first time in five months.
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Biden picks Janet Yellen to be next Treasury Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate former Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen to be the next Treasury Secretary, according to a new report.
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HUD Secretary Ben Carson improving following COVID-19 diagnosis
HUD Secretary Ben Carson said his health is improving after experiencing "severe" symptoms related to COVID-19 earlier this month.
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Low, low mortgage rates make 19.4 million eligible for refi
After another week of record low mortgage rates, Black Knight found 19.4 million candidates could save $5.98 billion on refis.
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Startup profile: Sundae
Sundae aims to aggregate demand from “fix and flippers,” who use the marketplace to bid against each other for distressed properties.
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Time to close on mortgages growing amid soaring volume
Ellie Mae’s Origination Insight report demonstrates the side effects of historically low mortgage rates in 2020: high volume and longer time-to-close.
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Housing Tech Rundown: Quantarium, Equifax and Ellie Mae
The housing industry continued to digitize itself this week with the launch of new platforms, AI solutions and symbiotic relationships between tech giants.
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Case Study: How Sierra Pacific Mortgage increased underwriting capacity
This case study explores how Sierra Pacific Mortgage worked with CoreLogic to successfully implement a risk-based automated appraisal review.
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