Exclusive Quicken Loans Program Unlocks Vrbo Rental Income, Which Can Now Be Used to Qualify for a Mortgage
Detroit-based Quicken Loans, America's largest mortgage lender, has strategically partnered with Vrbo®, a world leader in vacation rentals, to allow rental income earned through Vrbo to be used to qualify for a mortgage refinance. This
SafeChain Partners with Adeptive to Provide Fraud-Free Closings for ResWare Customers
SafeChain, an industry leader in wire fraud prevention software and blockchain applications for land title, announced today that Adeptive Software has integrated SafeWire into ResWare, Adeptive’s powerful title and escrow production software. “Wire fraud
Freddie Mac-CAHEC LIHTC Equity Fund Invests $50 Million in Affordable Housing for Rural and Underserved Communities
Investment in Middle Appalachia Will Modernize 70s Era Apartment Community Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today it has closed a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund with CAHEC and initiated several investments within the fund.
Hud Awards Additional $15 Million To Fight Housing Discrimination
Grants to support and promote fair housing nationwide To help end housing discrimination, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded an additional $15 million to support dozens of fair housing
Ellie Mae Acquired by Thoma Bravo
Ellie Mae®, the leading cloud-based platform provider for the mortgage finance industry, announced that it has been acquired by Thoma Bravo, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm, in an all-cash transaction that values
S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices Show Composite Rate Unchanged In March 2019
Higher Bank Card Defaults Offset by Lower Auto Loan Defaults S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released today data through March 2019 for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices. The indices represent a comprehensive measure of
RE/MAX National Housing Report for March 2019
March Sales Signal Slowest Start to Spring Homebuying Since 2014 Kicking off the spring homebuying season, March sales climbed almost 29% over February, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report. But this remains the
LendingTree Survey: 61% of First-Time Homebuyers Struggling to Find Affordable Homes
Nearly 1 in 4 millennials want a mortgage before a marriage, yet low income, low credit scores and lack of savings create barriers to homeownership The biggest stressor for many of today's first-time homebuyers
Land Gorilla Now Integrated with Calyx Path
Integration Streamlines and Mitigates Risks of Construction Loan Process Calyx Software®, a leading provider of comprehensive mortgage software solutions for banks, credit unions, mortgage bankers, wholesale and correspondent lenders and brokers, announced today that
Going Green: Homes with Solar Panels Sell for 4.1% More
Zillow helps homeowners understand the solar energy potential of their homes by providing a Sun Number for more than 84 million homes More than 80 percent of home buyers say energy-efficient features are important[i],