Hidden in Plain Sight
Reading Time: 6 minutesNudging a credit score upward could be the difference in landing a home
Set to Surge
Reading Time: 5 minutesExpect a home equity lending boom as interest rates rise while home prices grow
Industry Watch: New jumbo ARM program at Homepoint, Geneva extends rate locks and more
Reading Time: 2 minutesPlanet Home Lending added a new team in Portland, Oregon, led by area sales manager Tim Hattan and s… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
Affordability slips again as mortgage application payments rise nearly 9%
Reading Time: 2 minutesHomebuyer affordability continued to erode in April, with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) rep… 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, May 23-27
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) officially has a new permanent director, with Sandra Thomp… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
‘A challenging mortgage market environment’: IMB profits plummet in first quarter
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndependent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks posted a net gain of $223 on… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
JLL: Urban retail recovery still ongoing, but on ‘trajectory toward normalcy’
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new report from JLL has posited that, while the recovery of urban retail real estate is still ongo… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
New-home sales plummet in April, falling to lowest level in two years
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew-home sales took a nosedive in April, with the seasonally adjusted annual rate of 591,000 units s… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
Attom Data: With home prices still high, single-family rental returns dropping
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new single-family rental (SFR) market report from Attom Data Solutions revealed that profit margin… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
Inventory shortage shows early signs of easing, according to Redfin
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe persistent shortage that has plagued the U.S. housing market for years may be on the cusp of let… Continue reading this article with a Scotsman Guide subscription Limited-time offer $4.59/week SUBSCRIBE NOW Already a subscriber? Log in
