Category: Top National News

UExpress, Jan. 11, 2022–Lew SichelmanWith loan costs rising to their highest levels in more than two years, time may have run out on many homeowners thinking about refinancing. But some …

HousingWire, Feb. 10, 2022–Chris ClowConstellation acquired forward LOS Mortgage Builder in 2019.https://www.housingwire.com/articles/reversevision-acquired-by-constellation-software/

National Mortgage News, Feb. 10, 2022–Andrew Martinez (subscription)Democrats cited the increasing share of home purchases by Wall Street firms while Republicans pointed to rising conforming loan limits and other measures …

Orange County Register, Feb. 10, 2022–Jeff LazersonConventional mortgage refinancing volume has fallen off a cliff as rates are more than a full point higher than the all-time Freddie Mac low …

Bloomberg, Feb. 10, 2022–Patrick Clark, Noah BuhayarZillow Group Inc. was flying high last February, when the red-hot U.S. housing market helped push its share price north of $200 and a …

Mortgage Professional America, Feb. 10, 2022–Ryan SmithThe inflation numbers have led financial markets to price in a higher chance that the Federal Reserve will hike rates by 0.5 percentage points …

HousingWire, Feb. 10, 2022–Maria VolkovaA 26-state federal investigation that penalized 400-plus LOs for effectively cutting class raises questions about the effectiveness of the continuing education programs.https://www.housingwire.com/articles/in-wake-of-scandal-los-say-continuing-education-programs-get-failing-grade%ef%bf%bc/

Washington Post, Feb. 10, 2022–Kathy OrtonLast week’s strong employment report caused mortgage rates to return to pre-pandemic highs. (MBA mention)https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/02/10/mortgage-rates-reach-highs-not-seen-more-than-two-years/

Urban Institute, Feb. 8, 2022–Jung Hyun Choi, Laurie Goodman, Liam ReynoldsThis report offers an analysis of auction sales in 2019 and 2020, and it includes a set of policy options …