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Black homeowners twice as likely to lose homes and return to renting: Report
Over the last three decades, Black homeowners were twice as likely as white homeowners to lose their properties and...
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Mortgage originations at 2nd highest level in 20 years: Fed
Mortgage balances rose in the third quarter as foreclosure filings fell, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New...
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Over the slump? Home-purchase mortgages jump
Mortgage applications to buy homes rebounded last week after a two-month slump. Applications for purchase loans rose 4 percent,...
NYC attorney launches virtual closing startup
Real estate attorney Peter Zinkovetsky has attended thousands of closings over the past decade. But, convinced there is a...
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Why veterans end up paying more for mortgages than they should
Veterans and servicemembers make up 20 percent of homebuyers, and in theory, they are supposed to get better deals...
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JPMorgan walks back some mortgage constraints
The head of JPMorgan’s consumer lending arm says the bank is relaxing its mortgage criteria as housing prices surge...
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Homebuying slump worsens as applications for mortgage loans drop
As the vote counting in last week’s presidential election slowed down, so did mortgage applications. An index tracking the...
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Better.com’s latest funding round brings valuation to $4B
Better.com, a digital mortgage startup, has raised $200 million at a $4 billion valuation. The Series D was led...
Manhattan’s top real estate loans post second best month since March
The 10 largest Manhattan loans recorded in October totaled $1.83 billion, a 45 percent drop from September’s all-year high...
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Homebuyers retreat while mortgage refinancings jump
Homeowners looking to refinance their mortgages drove up the volume of applications last week as homebuyers retreated. An index...