Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation report for July came in as expected — and it gives a clear pathway for the Federal Reserve to cut benchmark rates for the first time since starting its aggressive rate-hike cycle in early 2022. The history of global pandemics shows inflation rising at…
Continue reading →Executives at Swiss bank UBS said on Wednesday that they’ve struck a deal to sell Credit Suisse’s U.S. servicing business. They did not provide information related to the buyers’ names or the financial details. In the U.S., Credit Suisse owns Select Portfolio Servicing (SPS). According to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF),…
Continue reading →Mortgage rates continued to recede during the past week, with the market anticipating a Federal Reserve rate cut next month and the U.S. economy showing signs of weakening. At HousingWire‘s Mortgage Rates Center, the 30-year conforming loan rate averaged 6.66% on Wednesday. That was 11 basis points (bps) lower than…
Continue reading →The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Wednesday published a new proposed Mortgagee Letter (ML) that offers an early look at policies designed to expand contact options with mortgage borrowers who are in default. Published on FHA’s Single Family Drafting Table — an online portal where proposed U.S. Department of Housing…
Continue reading →Leveraging digital marketing assets, telling a rich story and finding cash offers before listing a home were just some of the tips shared this week by the lead-generation panel at the Mega Agent Camp hosted by Keller Williams. The brokerage utilizes a method it calls “make offer for immediate response,”…
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