MBA: Origination volume to be sliced in half in 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesTrade group forecasts 9% decline next year
Industry Watch: Optimal Blue combines tools into new platform, FOA to shutter forward mortgage operation and more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOptimal Blue, a division of Black Knight, has announced the release of CompassEdge – a new hedging a… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
Notable mortgage industry hires and promotions, Oct. 17-21
Reading Time: 2 minutesGuaranteed Rate promoted Jenny Sepulveda to executive vice president of sales coaching and developme… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
Existing home sales continue to dip for eighth straight month

Reading Time: 2 minutesExisting-home sales dropped 1.5% monthly in September, declining to a seasonally adjusted annual rat… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
August construction rebound proves temporary as September housing starts resume slowdown

Reading Time: 2 minutesHousing starts toppled in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.44 million units, down… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
Commercial deal volume down annually in Q3 as activity rapidly slows

Reading Time: 2 minutesCommercial real estate deal volume saw a drastic year-over-year reduction in the third quarter of th… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
Cost of suburban square footage surpasses that of urban neighborhoods for first time

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe value of a square foot of residential property in the suburbs has surpassed that of a square foo… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
Managing hybrid model vs. bringing workers back onsite a delicate balance for many office tenants

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and spread of vaccine coverage has come the seemingly inevi… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
In America’s largest cities, starter homes move closer to extinction

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter the most recent hike in mortgage rates, renters in 46 of the 50 largest cities in the U.S. are… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
Freddie adds reviews of borrower bank account data to help underserved applicants

Reading Time: 2 minutesFreddie Mac announced that it will include borrower bank account data in its mortgage underwriting t… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in