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

Even though product availability is now at the same point where it was one year ago, it remains at 2014 levels.

More than two-thirds surveyed said they expect to make less money over the next three months as price reductions ramp up along with a market shift to purchases.

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.

Purchase loans tick upward, even as housing demand pushes prices well above 2020 levels.

In addition to earning ancillary fee income, it provides originators with an opportunity to connect with current and potential clients mired in student loan debt.

Between terms as Federal Housing Commissioner — where he oversaw Radian's government-run competitor — he served on the private mortgage insurer's board.

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.

But March's overall late payment rate was 1.3 percentage points higher than one year ago, while the 90-day-plus rate was 2.3 percentage points higher.

The government-sponsored enterprises have been returning to normal underwriting and are buying more loans than last year, but annual limits they have in place could become a concern.