The U.S. election played against the dark milieu of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, a stricken economy, and a host of racial and immigration issues. As the 46th president of the United States takes office, it remains to be seen how he will shape the housing market in the country.

A new Javelin/ServiceLink survey finds that more than one-third of consumers who recently bought, sold or refinanced their homes expressed a willingness to use self-serve technology in the home inspection process. Most say they believe it would be faster.

Wolters Kluwer Governance, Risk & Compliance has agreed to buy Baltimore-based eOriginal, a cloud-based digital lending software provider.