Mortgage & Alternative Financing Month
Purchase mortgage applications are still down 10% from a year ago, with mortgage rates nearly doubling in the last 12 months, according to a survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association
The housing industry has shed thousands of jobs recently, and more cuts may be in store. But some companies are handling the situation better than others
Higher mortgage rates are now 'housing market's primary constraint,' economists at Fannie Mae said in a new forecast predicting home sales will fall 13.5% this year
Scottsdale, Arizona-based HomeLight says Series D raises the company's valuation to $1.7B, and acquisition makes it the largest 'agent-focused' cash offer program in the US
Jerome Powell on Wednesday acknowledged the tough situation buyers now find themselves in, adding that 'We need to get back to a place where supply and demand are back together'
After bond market sell-off Friday and Monday, investors take Fed's 75 basis-point rate hike in stride. 'The Fed managed to hint at today's move,' said the COO of 1 capital markets advisory firm
Homebuyer demand for purchase loans picked up before a bond market sell-off sent mortgage rates soaring past 6%, according to the MBA's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey
Opinion
This week, we asked readers: What drains you? What's your personal kryptonite? Here's what you told us
Brian Phillips will head operations for the company’s new Rocky Mountain Region, encompassing Colorado, Utah, Montana and Wyoming
Less than a month after partnering with Orchard to provide Power Buyer services, Lower pilots its own program in Columbus, Ohio, with plans to go nationwide
Dramatic inflation reading fuels speculation that Federal Reserve policymakers will implement drastic 75-basis point interest rate hike Wednesday
Bond market investors are wary that the Fed will be forced to implement drastic 75-basis point rate hike in June or July, as soaring cost of gas, food and rents drive inflation to 8.6% in May
Opinion
Rich Hopen invites you to jump down the crypto rabbit hole in his new series for Inman. First up, the basics of bitcoin and blockchain
Chris Erickson, who joins Motto Mortgage as vice president of product and strategy, has held product management roles at Guaranteed Rate, CoreLogic, Nationstar Mortgage and Citi
A report found overall residential lending to be down 32% between the 1st quarters of 2021 and 2022, with refinancing lending dropping 22% and mortgages dipping 18%
Homeowner equity grew by 32.2% in the past year as the number of borrowers underwater on their mortgages fell to a new low. California, Hawaii and Washington led the way
As Fed embarks on 'quantitative tightening' to trim $9 trillion balance sheet, interest rates could come under renewed pressure
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