Industry Briefs Aug. 20, 2020

Freedom Mortgage Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J., and RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corp., Charlotte, N.C. completed their previously announced merger. RoundPoint is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Freedom Mortgage, a full-service mortgage company and provider of VA and government-insured lending.

Industry Briefs Aug. 19, 2020

Freedom Mortgage Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J., and RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corp., Charlotte, N.C. completed their previously announced merger. RoundPoint is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Freedom Mortgage, a full-service mortgage company and provider of VA and government-insured lending.

ATTOM: Foreclosure Filings Continue Downward Trend Amid Pandemic

Next week, the Mortgage Bankers Association releases its 2nd Quarter National Delinquency Survey. This week, ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said foreclosure moratoria stemming from the coronavirus pandemic kept new foreclosure filings low—but warned they could increase dramatically once those moratoria expire.

CoreLogic: ‘Clouds on The Horizon’ for Many U.S. Homeowners as Delinquency Rates Climb

Ahead of next week’s 2nd Quarter National Delinquency Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association, CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said early-stage and adverse mortgage delinquency rates increased for the second consecutive month, with all 50 states and more than 75% of U.S. metro areas seeing increases in overall delinquency rates.

Housing Prices Hold Steady

The Standard & Poor’s CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Indexes reported modest home price increases in May, showing a stable trend amid recent market volatility.

CoreLogic: Summer Home Price Cooldown on the Way

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said home prices rose strongly in May, but warned that the effects of the coronavirus and subsequent economic downturn could send home price tumbling over the summer.

Industry Briefs July 7, 2020

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., launched OneHome, a virtual, collaborative platform for real estate agents and their clients looking to buy, sell or make improvements to a home. Following a launch with Ohio-based Yes-MLS, OneHome is expected to be nationally available by the end of 2020 to the more than 850,000 real estate agents in North America who currently use CoreLogic’s multiple listing platform.

Industry Briefs

Stewart Information Services Corp., Houston, acquired United States Appraisals. Stewart said the acquisition strengthens its digital real estate services offering in appraisal and valuation management and enhances its existing title insurance, settlement services, appraisal/valuation and other real estate services.