Data and information management

As the mortgage market changes from a refinance market to a purchase market over the next several months, a shift in fraud risk trends will take place during this time that lenders need to be aware of.

Redfin said the reduction in offers on a month-to-month basis is because of a substantial increase in sales inventory during April.

The percentage of Americans who believe it is a good time to sell a home spiked in May to the highest level in three years.

Despite home price increases taking place in many real estate markets this year, potential sellers are still reluctant to list their properties for sale, therefore creating tight inventories for prospective buyers.

Although Fitch has been worried about loosening underwriting standards in the commercial mortgage-backed securities market, it finds that so far delinquencies for CMBS 2.0 “remain virtually nonexistent.”

The recovery in the housing market will continue to strengthen this year and next year, according to a group of bank economists.

Prospective homebuyers and real estate investors who are having difficulty purchasing a property due to a lack of available inventory still have another option to choose from: fixer-uppers.

Mortgage companies added 3,000 full-time employees to their payrolls in April following 2,500 new hires in the prior month.

Buyers are looking for new homes more urgently as rates continue to rise.

As real estate prices climb in the majority of markets throughout the country, investors are currently becoming more reluctant to purchase the same amount of inventory compared to last summer.

The completion of the foreclosure process in judicial states rose to their highest point in two years, contributing to an overall decline in foreclosure inventories nationwide.

Residential sales and construction activity increased at a moderate to strong pace in all 12 Federal Reserve Bank districts since the last Beige Book was issued in early April.

Massachusetts foreclosure activity through April remained at levels dramatically lower than those recorded last year.

Auction.com Research said the volume of hotel deals are on a healthy post-recession pace due to moderate growth in the job market and an improved gross domestic product.

The biggest year-over-year home price increase occurred in six years as values rose 12.1% nationwide in April.

In this day and age of increased government enforcement of mortgage company marketing practices, as well as the risk of civil litigation, having an accurate portrayal of what was on your website at any given time can be difference between winning and losing a legal case.

One loan driver is anecdotal evidence shared by a number of credit unions that are booking mortgages with low loan-to-value and short duration.

The Eleventh Federal Home Loan District Cost of Funds Index gained 0.3 basis points in April.

Old Republic Title and the regional underwriters as a group continued to grab market share away from the other three national underwriters.

A total of 190,121 housing units in foreclosure or REO were sold in 1Q13, down 18% from the prior quarter and a 22% drop from a year ago.