Technology

Abhinav Asthana of Wipro Gallagher Solutions discusses issues and trends around mobile technology.

One of the nation’s largest real estate brokerage firms said home sales were essentially flat in April after a 25% spike in March.

In order to remain competitive, small lenders need to integrated underwriting systems and the ability to provide market, sponsor and property history reports and information at the push of a button.

Insiders agree that certain types of solutions can serve as the best antidote to the still pervasive mortgage loan repurchase challenge.It is fueling a renewed drive to design tools that infuse all aspects of the mortgage production chain into coherent systems that are more efficient and transparent throughout the life of the loan.

Here's a fact you may not be aware of: properties governed by homeowner associations are the most rapidly growing form of housing in the U.S. today. Nearly 80% of new home construction is connected with an HOA or community association, according to the Community Associations Institute, the trade association representing HOAs.

Builders broke ground on more single-family homes in April than expected and the government revised upward its estimate of construction activity in March and February.

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Loan origination system vendor Mortgage Builder announced that it will acquire GCC Servicing Systems, the mortgage technology vendor it was spun off from in 1998.

Zillow Inc. is intensifying its efforts to create an untraditional media model that expands through strategic acquisitions.

Out of all of the SARs filed from depository institutions in 2011, possible mortgage fraud was reported on 92,028 files, compared to only 70,472 the prior year.