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.

CoreLogic: Delinquencies Stay Low Despite Pandemic Impact

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said its analysis of March mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures found despite the early impact of the coronavirus pandemic, delinquencies remained relatively low.

2020 Storm Surge Forecast Sees 7.4 Million Residences at Risk

Okay, just to recap: So far in 2020, we’ve had the COVID-19 pandemic; partial collapse of the U.S. economy; no spring home buying season; dam breaches in Michigan; one of the busiest tornado seasons this decade; and, God help us, “murder hornets.” Now it’s June, and the official start of North American hurricane season.

CoreLogic: Home Prices Hold Steady

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said its Home Price Index showed nationally, home prices increased by 5.4% from a year ago. From a month ago, home prices increased by 1.4% from March.