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.
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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: Mortgage Delinquencies Hit Downslope
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said April early stage mortgage delinquencies jumped to levels that exceeded even those during the Great Recession.
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.
CoreLogic: Pandemic Hits Single-Family Rent Prices
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said single-family rent growth slowed to its lowest level in years during April as unemployment reached its highest level in 80 years.
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: Borrowers Gain $6 Trillion in Home Equity Since End of Great Recession
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said U.S. homeowners with mortgages—representing 63% of all properties—have seen their equity increase by 6.5% year over year, representing a gain of $590 billion since 2019.