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Weichert, Realtors® is hiring a select number of professional real estate agents for our Randolph sales office. We are looking for positive, goal-driven …
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Texas storm deflates mortgage application numbers
Mortgage applications decreased 11.4% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly survey for the week ending Feb. 19. It’s the lowest level applications have fallen to since December 2020. Activity decreased across the board, with the unadjusted index (-10%), the refinance index (-11%), the
Rocket Mortgage receives tax subsidy, will hire in Cleveland
Rocket Mortgage will receive a tax subsidy worth up to $9.6 million to add hundreds of full-time jobs to Cleveland. The 600-plus new jobs will added over the course of a year. Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted on Monday said the Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved an expansion project for
How servicers can stay ahead of Biden’s potential regulatory changes
As we move further into 2021, servicers continue to face the ongoing effects of forbearance and foreclosure moratoriums while also anticipating the changes that may take place as a result of the new administration in Washington. Among these unknowns are changes that could affect lender-placed insurance (LPI). Servicers must have
CoreLogic adds digital title processing platform
CoreLogic announced last week the launch of a title and closing product, a digital platform designed to help lenders by automating dozens of manual steps. It’s another push by CoreLogic toward an end-to-end digital mortgage workflow, and to simplify the entire collateral underwriting process. Typically, underwriting takes hours of manual
Do higher mortgage rates mark the end of the refi wave?
We may never again see a year like 2020. That’s somewhat somber news for the lenders who benefited from a series of downright strange conditions to generate more refi business than anyone in March could have imagined. Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reported that refis made up about 70%
UWM adds Fannie Mae exec as chief growth officer
United Wholesale Mortgage has hired Desmond Smith, a former Fannie Max executive, to be its chief growth officer as the wholesale firm attempts to usurp Rocket Mortgage as the nation’s top lender. Smith comes to UWM after a stint at Fannie Mae as the senior vice president and chief customer
Home prices soared 10.4% in December
December saw a double-digit annual increase for home prices across the country, according to the Case-Shiller Home Price Index from S&P Dow Jones Indices and CoreLogic. The nine U.S. Census regions showed a 10.4% annual gain in December, up from 9.5% in the previous month. The 10-city composite annual increase came in at 9.8%, up from
Why more real estate agents are leaving online portal leads behind
In 2018, real estate agent Luis Robledo received a lead for a potential buyer looking to live in Venice Beach, California. The lead had come through Ylopo, a real estate digital marketing solution that aims to help agents find more clients while simultaneously building their brand and team. Robledo
Redfin’s Daryl Fairweather to speak at Spring Summit
Low interest rates, high demand and a shortage of available housing stock have stoked an incredibly competitive housing market this spring. But as rates rise off historic lows and more inventory comes online, home prices could start to cool. That’s why we’ve invited Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather to discuss the
Orascom Development records net real estate sales of LE6.2B in 2020
CAIRO – 23 February 2021: Orascom Development Egypt (ODE) recorded a 32.3 percent increase in real estate sales in Q4 2020. It recorded net real …
Vaccine Could Boost Listings Ahead of Home Shopping Season
This research follows Zillow’s prediction of 7 million home sales this year, … with buyers snapping up homes just days after they were listed for sale.
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