Paul Centopani is an editor for National Mortgage News. Prior to joining Arizent, he worked as an editor at a private equity publication and freelances as a sports writer in his spare time. Paul grew up in Connecticut, graduated from THE Binghamton University and now resides in Chicago after seven years as a New Yorker.
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The race enters a complicated phase that could impact financial markets.
November 4 -
With a dearth of inventory, September generated the largest price growth in the housing market since May 2014, according to CoreLogic.
November 3 -
Getting ahead of the next wave of mortgage fraud calls for rock-solid systems with several protective tools deployed at once. But that only goes so far without the proper employee preparation.
November 3 -
The forbearance rate improved to the a level not seen since early April, but getting back to pre-COVID levels will require employment gains or additional government stimulus measures, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
November 2 -
Meanwhile, the delinquency rate is up 89% year-over-year, according to Black Knight.
November 2 -
While the total foreclosures continued to fall with coronavirus moratoria in place, the share of zombie properties rose in the fourth quarter, according to Attom Data Solutions.
October 30 -
Mortgage application fraud risk dropped drastically from 2019 with the spike in refinances, but the fallout from the coronavirus means next year could come with more risk, according to CoreLogic.
October 28 -
Black borrowers locked in an average mortgage rate of 4.44% for conventional loans — 15 basis points higher than white borrowers, according to an analysis of HMDA data by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers.
October 28 -
With the real estate market in desperate need for more housing stock, some industry leaders are pinning their hopes on governmental policies to make building more affordable. But how the two presidential candidates may approach these issues varies greatly.
October 27 -
A booming housing market contrasts with a slow-to-improve job market, making for lopsided improvement in the number of troubled mortgages, according to numbers from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
October 26
