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Mortgage market stakeholders are unprepared for growing climate change threats
The growing threat of climate risk could put the entire mortgage market underwater if all parties involved don’t begin...
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Mortgage availability improves just as rates set to rise
Homebuyers are about to learn that while the government giveth, the Federal Reserve taketh away. While it’s getting easier...
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Ten most/least expensive cities to buy a median-priced home
Homebuyers looking for an affordable mortgage should cast their eyes towards the Steel City — and not the Golden...
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Real estate stocks dodge obstacles, charge forward in August
As the U.S. economy emerges from the pandemic, real estate’s spirit animal might be the iconic bull of Wall...
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Secret bias in mortgage algorithms hurts borrowers of color
An investigation has found that lenders were more likely to deny home loans to borrowers of color because of...
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Demand for private-label mortgages on the rise
After virtually disappearing following the financial crisis more than a decade ago, private-label mortgages are back. Private-label mortgages are...
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Rocket Companies originates record home purchase mortgages despite industry headwinds
Rocket Companies originated the most home purchase loans in its history in the second quarter, even as record-low interest...
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Divvy Homes hits $2B valuation on new fundraising round
Proptech startup Divvy Homes scored another big round of fundraising, bringing the company’s valuation to $2 billion. The new...
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Fannie Mae to count rent payments toward mortgage approval process
Pay your mortgage bill on time and your credit score will go up. Pay your rent and it won’t....
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Rise in home prices frees banks to offload mortgage risk
Banks are among the institutions taking advantage of a hot housing market by shedding mortgage risk with a new...