NEWS

US home-sale prices fall for third straight week amid buyer pullback

Redfin data shows home-sale prices dipped as pending home sales set a new record low

Pending home sales plunge to slowest October since 2018

Mortgage costs jump 12.8% year over year as rates top 7%, stalling deals and driving renters to a 19-month high in annual gains

MBA, Oxford Economics back December Fed hike after October jobs data

Leading analysts at MBA and Oxford Economics say October’s labor surge effectively settles the December rate call

More borrowers leaning on side income to qualify, exec says

Checkr's Felicia Lee on the mistake she made as a homebuyer, and what brokers can tell clients

PREMIUM

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SPECIALTY

Non Qualified Mortgage

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Optimal Blue's O'Connell expects growth beyond the category's current 12% share of locks

BROKER INTEL

Broker Intel

Sacramento first-time buyers need a strategy, not just a pre-approval

Green Haven Capital's Kevin Oto on why the maximum approval is the wrong place to start

MPA TALK

Why mortgage profitability can’t be managed in silos

When origination margins are compressed, your servicing portfolio can change the competitive equation

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY

US home-sale prices fall for third straight week amid buyer pullback

Redfin data shows home-sale prices dipped as pending home sales set a new record low

US home-sale prices fall for third straight week amid buyer pullback

Redfin data shows home-sale prices dipped as pending home sales set a new record low

Mortgage costs jump 12.8% year over year as rates top 7%, stalling deals and driving renters to a 19-month high in annual gains

Market Updates

Leading analysts at MBA and Oxford Economics say October’s labor surge effectively settles the December rate call

Industry Trends

Checkr's Felicia Lee on the mistake she made as a homebuyer, and what brokers can tell clients

Transformation

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Market Updates

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