National Mortgage News, Oct. 28, 2020–Kate Berry (subscription)A 2019 decision by Amy Coney Barrett, then a 7th Circuit judge, cited an earlier Supreme Court ruling suggesting a high bar for …
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Redfin: More People Are Moving Out Of Expensive States Amid The Pandemic
National Mortgage Professional, Oct. 28, 2020–Navi PersaudRedfin.com users are leaving more expensive states as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. California and New York are the two states seeing the largest increase …
Ex-Zillow Execs Launch Digital Mortgage Startup with $40M Seed
The Real Deal (New York), Oct. 28, 2020–E.B. SolomontTomo, which bills itself as a fintech startup, announced the eye-watering seed round Wednesday. Trulia co-founder Pete Flint and former Zillow CEO …
Homebuyer Demand May Have Peaked as Mortgage Applications Eke Out a Weekly Gain
CNBC, Oct. 28, 2020–Diana OlickMortgage applications to purchase a home, which had fallen for four straight weeks, were essentially flat last week, rising just 0.2%, according to the Mortgage Bankers …
Is 2021 a Good Time to Buy a House?
Housing Wire, Oct. 27, 2020–Aly J. YaleThis year’s housing market has been plagued with low inventory, rising home prices, and endless bidding wars, making it hard for some would-be homeowners …
Real Estate App Casa Blanca Asks Users to Swipe Right to Pick a Home
Wall Street Journal, Oct. 28, 2020–Ann-Marie Alcántara (subscription)You may have done this to find a date. Now, a new app called Casa Blanca is asking users to swipe right to …
How Will The Election Affect The Real Estate Market?
The Weekly Post, Oct. 28, 2020–Anna GrangerThe Presidential election is just a few days away and many states have already begun early voting. There are several questions surrounding the 2020 …
Trump Concedes No Coronavirus Relief Deal Before November 3 Election
Reuters, Oct. 27, 2020–Steve Holland, Doina Chiacu, Susan HeaveyPresident Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday that a coronavirus economic relief deal would likely come after the Nov. 3 election, with the …
How the Elections’s Outcome Could Shape 5 Key Homebuilding Issues
National Mortgage News, Oct. 27, 2020–Paul Centopani (subscription)With the real estate market in desperate need for more housing stock, some industry leaders are pinning their hopes on governmental policies to …
MISMO Introduces Logical Data Model
National Mortgage Professional, Oct. 27, 2020–Navi PersaudMISMO, the standards development body for the mortgage industry released its logical data model as the next generation of the MISMO data exchange. The …