Paul Centopani

Although activity crept down in May from April, it posted “dramatic” increases from the year before, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Changed borrower psychology and the severe housing inventory shortage dropped lending activity across the board, according to Black Knight.

With residential supply severely lagging behind demand, redeveloping unused office space into multifamily properties seems like a perfect solution, but it’ll take governmental collaboration and tax breaks to make such projects financially compelling, developers say.

The continued home price spike also drove the negative equity share to an all-time low, according to CoreLogic.

Rising sea levels aren’t keeping buyers from scooping up oceanfront homes as work flexibility gives consumers wider options on where to live, according to Redfin.

In the aftermath of 2020’s historic year of mortgage originations, lenders are concerned with keeping employees and insulating themselves from the negative effects of the boom and bust cycle, according to a survey from The Mortgage Collaborative.

While a growing share of consumers feel optimistic about the economic recovery underway, the extreme seller’s market made the majority of prospective borrowers pessimistic for only the second time in 10 years, according to Fannie Mae.

The four-week high in forbearance exits also helped drive the considerable drop in plans, according to Black Knight.

Refinancings more than doubled the year-ago amount and made up for the slowed purchase activity, according to Attom Data Solutions.

The digital title insurance, closing, escrow, and recording services provider has now raised a total of $110 million in funding.

Housing experts and advocates disagree on the biggest factor in advancing the Black homeownership rate — and that's part of the problem.

Housing value growth in April hit a 15-year high as the inventory squeeze created gridlock between baby boomer sellers and millennial buyers, according to CoreLogic.

Despite decades of corporate talk and experimentation, digitization strategies remain largely piecemeal, unfocused, and ineffective. Is change finally coming?

The ongoing CARES Act foreclosure moratoria may have led to distressed borrowers abandoning their homes, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Average days to close dropped closer to pre-pandemic levels in April, according to ICE Mortgage Technology.

The cloud-based mortgage closing platform’s Series D round earned $150 million for the company.

Garg discusses how Better plans to maintain growth in a volatile market in an exclusive interview.

The programs from the trade group are aimed at helping the bank improve its employee representation and workplace culture.

Mortgage forbearances rose for only the second week in the past three months but big drops in numbers could be on the horizon, according to Black Knight.

Estimated activity exceeded projections as consumer purchasing power rose, although inventory continued at a record nadir and otherwise held back potential home sales, according to First American.