Paul Centopani

The software from Incenter allows appraisers to use a homeowner’s mobile phone to take time-stamped and geotagged photos, in addition to dimensions recorded with a 3-D scanning digital measuring tape.

Meanwhile, property values across the U.S. have increased for 40 quarters in a row, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

However, with mortgage rates down and household income increasing, consumers have 129% more buying power today than they did 16 years ago, according to First American.

Local mortgage lenders give their boots-on-the-ground perspectives about the ZIP codes with 2021’s shortest list-to-sale times, according to Realtor.com.

Despite “color blind” underwriting algorithms, loan denial rates on mortgages that were not backed by the Federal Housing Administration and the VA skewed heavily toward minority groups, according to a study by The Markup.

In addition to the incentive, Neat Capital in Colorado mandated that its employees get inoculated against COVID-19.

The digital provider of commercial mortgage closing documentation hired a Guaranteed Rate executive and announced plans to add staff and integrate more loan operating systems.

Record high price growth and the dearth of housing inventory left the majority of consumers anxious about the market, a survey finds.

The rate at which borrowers went past due on their home loans showed near-term improvement in July, according to Black Knight, but servicers fear those who still have forborne payments won’t recover.

Purchase activity dominated the period and experienced the most growth while refinances cooled off and home equity lines of credit made a comeback, according to Attom Data Solutions.

The lending technology provider currently has 37,741 decisioning steps or pivot points on its platform.

Despite home supply recovering and sales slowing, properties spent the least amount of time on the market since at least 2009, according to Remax.

The most vulnerable areas all have the same things in common: relatively moderate price appreciation and affordability hurdles — either due to high home values or employment issues.

Forborne mortgages stemming from the coronavirus outbreak reached their lowest level since late March 2020, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The new all-in-one brokerage aims to avoid the "one-size-fits-all approach,"Rocket Homes CEO Doug Seabolt said.

The expanded credit access in its automated mortgage decisioning goes into effect in mid September.

Nearly half the country saw foreclosure starts rise year-over-year during the final month of the moratorium, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Tight inventory and heightened competition kept prime purchasers at bay as property values continued their summer surge, according to Fannie Mae.

Increased purchase lending and added pressure from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s new loan limits should drive the likelihood of borrower misrepresentation.

The company's expanded portfolio through its acquisition spree drove revenue, representatives said.