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Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 30.

Lenders pushed back against the notion that city dwellers' pandemic-driven flight to suburbia would hurt them. They say fewer landlords have sought deferrals as vacancy rates remain low and rent collections have stabilized.

The bank operating system’s integration with a technology platform for construction loans adds to indications of nCino’s increasing relevance to real estate-secured lending.

The government-sponsored enterprise also saw a 22% increase in net worth from the second quarter.

A gauge of pending home sales unexpectedly declined in September for the first time in five months, a sign elevated asking prices and lean supply are tempering the boom in housing despite the record-low interest rates.

The Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the Department of Housing and Urban Development says HUD is removing regulatory barriers to the proliferation of manufactured housing.

Mortgage rates remained relatively flat this week, helping housing to stay as one of the bright spots in the U.S. economy during the current uncertainty, according to Freddie Mac.

Researchers are increasingly focused on the risks related to owner-occupied loans with low balances and low-income properties with a limited number of renters.

A pair of home loan originators are backing away from initial public offerings for now as market volatility climbs.

The scheme targeted distressed homeowners in the Filipino community, most of whom were nonnative English speakers, forcing some of them into bankruptcy and homelessness, according to law enforcement officials.