Elina Tarkazikis is a reporter for National Mortgage News. She is a graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey, where she was the founding editor in chief of the school's chapter of HerCampus.com and a staff writer for its student-run publication, The Ramapo News. She has previously worked for The County Seat in Hackensack and Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, iHeartMedia's nationally syndicated radio program. Elina is also a licensed real estate agent in New Jersey, adores pets and speaks three languages.
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Home prices are up strongly both year-over-year and month-over-month, and nearly half of the nation's largest 50 markets are overvalued, according to CoreLogic.
November 8 -
Despite continued growth in national home prices, housing remains more affordable today than long-term benchmarks, according to Black Knight.
November 7 -
As employment and home prices reach and surpass previous levels of normal economic and housing activity, building permits continued holding markets back from hitting historic norms during the third quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
November 6 -
From Secretary Carson easing lending concerns to Fannie Mae announcing its expansion of Day 1 Certainty, here's a look at seven things we learned at the 2017 MBA Annual.
November 3 -
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings posted net income of $7 million for the third quarter, its first under the new Mr. Cooper consumer-facing brand.
November 2 -
Millennials took advantage of lower interest rates in September to refinance their mortgages, according to Ellie Mae.
November 1 -
The majority of out-of-state U.S. home buyers are looking to move south, according to LendingTree.
October 31 -
U.S. home prices hit another new peak in August after just reaching a new high the previous month, according to Black Knight.
October 30 -
Commercial and multifamily originations are projected to surpass the 2007 market peak this year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
October 27 -
Nearly 1.4 million residential properties were vacant as of the end of the third quarter, representing 1.58% of all U.S. residential properties, according to Attom Data Solutions.
October 26
