New-home purchase activity hits highest mark in over a decade
May 15, 2025New-home purchase activity is showing renewed strength this spring, with loan applications hitting their highest mark on record, according to...
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MGIC, Essent, Enact, Radian, NMI, Arch report 1Q25 profits
May 11, 2025A similar share of consumers used private mortgage insurance as credit enhancement in the first quarter compared with the prior...
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Mortgage lender Rate turns focus to nontraditional income
Apr 29, 2025National lender Rate Cos. unveiled a new product strategy this week aimed to serve entrepreneurs and other self-employed individuals with...
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Corelogic renamed Cotality four years after going private
Mar 24, 2025CoreLogic, a longtime data provider for the mortgage industry, has rebranded as Cotality to better reflect its role in serving...
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HUD drafts delay for new-build energy efficiency standards
Mar 8, 2025The Department of Housing and Urban Development is preparing to push some pending compliance dates for energy-efficiency standards on new...
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Home sales canceled in January at highest pace in years
Feb 28, 2025Consumer skittishness, wildfires and rising inventory combined to push the January cancellation rate for pending home sales to its highest...
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Tech platform Realpha acquires second mortgage brokerage
Feb 24, 2025Following a similar transaction last fall, real estate technology platform Realpha Tech Corp. is expanding in home lending through the...
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Rithm Capital files for SPAC public offering
Feb 4, 2025It is possible, though not highly likely, that a newly created special purpose acquisition company could be the way that...
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Mortgage rates again move opposite Fed’s actions
Dec 20, 2024Mortgage rates rose 12 basis points this week, reflective of the environment even before the Federal Open Market Committee announced...
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Real estate investors see chill in profits from home flips
Dec 16, 2024Profits backslid during the third quarter for the home flipping community, putting a halt to momentum following several quarters of...
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