Catching you up on housing and economic reports that came across the MBA NewsLink desk this week during and after the MBA National Secondary and Capital Markets Conference & Expo in New York:
Tag: Black Knight
Industry Briefs May 19, 2022: Narrow Gauge Capital Acquires Inco-Check LLC
Inco-Check LLC, Boston, announced Narrow Gauge Capital completed acquisition of a majority interest in the company.
Black Knight: Rate Lock Activity Falls as Interest Rates Climb
Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said amid rising interest rates, rate-lock production fell by nearly 20 percent in March, led by a sharp drop—more than 50 percent—in rate/term refinance activity.
Borrower Behavior Changing as Home Affordability Drops
Though home price appreciation slowed slightly in March, 30-year mortgage interest rates above 5 percent have pushed affordability to nearly its worst-ever level, said Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla.
Borrower Behavior Changing as Home Affordability Drops
Though home price appreciation slowed slightly in March, 30-year mortgage interest rates above 5 percent have pushed affordability to nearly its worst-ever level, said Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla.
Industry Briefs Apr. 28, 2022: FHFA Announces GSEs’ Duty to Serve Plans for 2022-2024
The Federal Housing Finance Agency published the 2022-2024 Underserved Markets Plans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under the Duty to Serve Program., which outline the government-sponsored enterprises’ commitment to serving manufactured housing, affordable housing preservation and rural housing.
Housing Market Roundup Apr. 26, 2022
Here is a summary of recent stories of interest to the real estate finance community that have come across the MBA Newslink desk:
CoreLogic: Annual Home Price Growth Hits New High; Cooling on the Way
Another day, another report of record-high home price appreciation.
Black Knight: Annual Price Growth at Record High
Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said home prices rose by 1.84% in February – nearly four times the 25-year average for the month – marking the 14th month of the pandemic to see greater than 1% monthly growth.
Industry Briefs Apr. 1, 2022: Homebridge Launches ‘Our Community’
Homebridge Financial Services Inc., Iselin, N.J., launched its “Our Community” hub on the company’s website. This resource provides a new level of transparency about Homebridge’s current diversity and inclusion internal workforce efforts and measures progress.