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HUD announced an overhaul of the agency’s disaster recovery efforts to better serve communities that face the direct impacts of weather-related disasters.

LodeStar Software Solutions, Philadelphia, partnered with Nationwide Appraisal Network, a nationwide appraisal management company. The partnership will enable users of LodeStar’s closing fee technology to access appraisal fees for fee estimates across the nation.

Fitch Ratings, New York, said recently announced reductions in the Federal Housing Authority mortgage insurance premium rates are not expected to have a meaningful credit impact on private U.S. mortgage insurance carriers.

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., a global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, acquired Roostify, San Francisco, a digital mortgage technology provider.

Redfin, Seattle, said roughly one-third (31.2%) of U.S. home purchases were paid for with all cash in December, up from 28.8% a year earlier but down from the eight-year high of 31.9% hit in November.

Redfin, Seattle, said roughly one-third (31.2%) of U.S. home purchases were paid for with all cash in December, up from 28.8% a year earlier but down from the eight-year high of 31.9% hit in November.