RE/MAX National Housing Report for December 2018
Mortgage Ledger Staff2019-01-17T11:14:11-05:002018 Home Sales Cool Off, While Inventory Recovers and Price Increases Moderate
DENVER, Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — December’s declining home sales and growing inventory solidified 2018 as the year the red-hot seller’s market moved toward a balanced market. Price growth
Price Cuts on New Construction Homes Becoming More Common
Mortgage Ledger Staff2019-01-17T10:58:20-05:00Nearly all of the nation’s largest housing markets saw the share of new construction homes with price cuts increase between the beginning and end of 2018
– About a quarter of all new construction homes saw a price
Home Price Growth Hit Six-Year Low in December as Sales Fell 11 Percent, Redfin Reports
Mortgage Ledger Staff2019-01-17T10:52:36-05:00Boston and San Jose Both Saw Home-Sale Prices Fall Year Over Year in December
SEATTLE, Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — (NASDAQ: RDFN) — U.S. home-sale prices increased just 1.2 percent in December compared to a year ago to a
U.S. Foreclosure Activity Drops To 13-Year Low In 2018
Mortgage Ledger Staff2019-01-17T10:43:38-05:00Foreclosure Starts Spike Annually in Texas, Michigan and Florida; Highest Foreclosure Rates in Metropolitan Statistical Areas Along East Coast
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today
Better Mortgage Triples Loan Volume in 2018 as Mortgage Industry Contracts
Mortgage Ledger Staff2019-01-16T13:39:38-05:00NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Better Mortgage, one of the leading digital mortgage lenders in the U.S., today announced record-breaking 2018 results, including tripling mortgage originations, a doubling of its U.S. footprint as well
Black Knight’s Digital Closing Solution Helps Determine the Best Way to Close a Loan
Mortgage Ledger Staff2019-01-16T11:42:28-05:00Expedite Close Enhanced With Advanced Intelligence Capabilities
— Expedite Close uses advanced intelligence to determine the best way to close a loan based on lender preferences and jurisdictional requirements, whether wet ink, digital or hybrid
— Fully supports
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage Ledger Staff2019-01-16T11:28:16-05:00WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 16, 2019) – Mortgage applications increased 13.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 11, 2019.
The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage
Radian Acquires Five Bridges Advisors
Mortgage Ledger Staff2019-01-16T11:12:11-05:00Expands Radian’s ability to provide valuation and risk management tools that span the entire loan lifecycle
PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 16, 2019– Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) announced today that it has acquired Five Bridges Advisors, LLC, a renowned developer of proprietary software, data analytics and
Millennial Borrowers Taking Out Larger FHA Loans to Compete for Limited Inventory, Latest Ellie Mae Millennial Tracker Finds
Mortgage Ledger Staff2019-01-15T11:36:07-05:00PLEASANTON, Calif. – Jan. 15, 2019 – Millennial homebuyers are taking out larger FHA-backed mortgage loans year-over-year, according to November data from the Ellie Mae Millennial Tracker™. Twenty-six percent of all closed loans