Fix-and-flip loan dollar volume hits 13-year high as profits drop
The dollar volume of financing to buy fix-and-flip properties increased 31% annually to its highest level since the heights of last decade’s real estaRead More…
Author: RSS FEED
Potential LIBOR replacement spikes 800 basis points overnight
Repurchase agreement rates spiked on Tuesday from about 2% to more than 10% for some borrowers as borrowers were pressured by corporate tax payments aRead More…
Low mortgage rates bolster existing-home sales to 17-month high
Existing-home sales inched forward 1.3% in August from the prior month, reaching a 17-month high, according to the National Association of Realtors. NRead More…
Real estate companies under fire for Facebook discrimination
Seven real estate companies are now facing age-discrimination complaints over allegations they used advertisements posted on Facebook to filter out poRead More…
Mortgage Tech Rundown: Freddie Mac, Realogy, and Groundfloor
This week’s Mortgage Tech Rundown focuses on the latest product and software developments, integrations and more from companies like Freddie Mac, RealRead More…
How to change Windows 10 toast notifications into balloon notifications
With a subtle manual edit of a specific Windows 10 configuration setting, it is possible to change modern toast-style system notifications into old-faRead More…
ATTOM: Home flipping returns fall to 8-year low
Thanks in large part to continually rising prices, investors are making smaller profit margins on home flips than they have in eight years. According Read More…
Led by Trump appointee, CFPB is back in the enforcement business
There were signs Kathy Kraninger would continue a rollback of consent orders and investigations, but many observers see an aggressive approach reminisRead More…
Realogy and HomeAdvisor announce iBuyer alternative to help sellers upgrade homes
Realogy, the largest U.S. real estate brokerage, is teaming up with HomeAdvisor, the online service marketplace that bought Angie’s List in 2017, on aRead More…
Home sales outperformance continues to inch up, with room to move
Existing-home sales exceeded their market potential again in August, and the improvement may continue for some time before there’s a correction, accorRead More…