In a recent episode of “Ten Minute Talks,” HousingWire president Diego Sanchez spoke with Chris Morton of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) to shed light on the future of title insurance, alternative options, regulations, market competition and coverage costs. Morton, who serves as ALTA’s senior vice president of public…
Continue reading →Blueprint Solutions, a mortgage technology company that offers income verification tools for the industry, announced this week that it is implementing Fannie Mae’s Income Calculator into its two primary software offerings. This will help the company’s clients to more efficiently access the Fannie Mae tool, the company said. Blueprint offers…
Continue reading →Mortgage rates continue to move lower this week even as higher borrowing costs have kept activity subdued across many areas of the housing market. According to data at HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center, the average rate for 30-year conforming loans was at 7.01% on Tuesday, down 5 basis points from one…
Continue reading →Former federal housing officials are weighing in on a new dynamic that has quickly emerged in this fall’s race for the White House. Marcia Fudge, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during the Biden administration, has publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the…
Continue reading →Record-high home prices and elevated mortgage rates are prompting buyers to back out of home purchase agreements at elevated levels. Redfin’s newest housing market report shows that buyers backed out of 56,000 purchase agreements in June, which constitutes 14.9% of homes that went under contract. That’s the highest percentage of…
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