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Mortgage Applications Increase, Including Refis

Mortgage Applications Increase, Including Refis

Wednesday, 05 December 2018
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Mortgage applications increased 2.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nov. 30, 2018. The results for the week ending November 23, 2018, included an adjustment for the Thanksgiving holiday. “Application activity increased over the week for both purchase and refinance… Read more...
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TD Bank Digitizes the Mortgage Experience

TD Bank Digitizes the Mortgage Experience

Monday, 03 December 2018
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  TD Bank has deployed Roostify's technology to provide customers with a digital mortgage offering. The digital experience combines lending technology licensed from Roostify with an originator that gives TD Bank’s customers an accelerated, low-stress path to home ownership. Access to an originator that can answer questions or resolve issues is an important factor in… Read more...
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CoreLogic: Home Price up 5.4%; Sees Increase over Next 12 Months

CoreLogic: Home Price up 5.4%; Sees Increase over Next 12 Months

Tuesday, 04 December 2018
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Home prices have increased in the U.S. by 5.4 percent year over year since October 2017. On a month-over-month basis, prices increased by 0.5 percent in October 2018, from 0.4 percent in September, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index. Home prices will increase by 4.8 percent on a year-over-year basis from October 2018 to… Read more...
Renters In California Eye Homeownership

Renters In California Eye Homeownership

Monday, 03 December 2018
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California renters aspire to purchase a home eventually, despite how expensive it is. In fact, 50 percent of California renters rated homeownership as very important or extremely important, and 80 percent of renters want to own a home someday, according to a consumer survey released by the California Association of Realtors. Renters see the advantages… Read more...
Credit Approvals Decrease, Rejection Rates Up

Credit Approvals Decrease, Rejection Rates Up

Monday, 03 December 2018
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There was a decline in consumer applications for credit over the past 12 months, and an increase in rejection rates in 2018, compared with 2017. That was expected given the decline in demand due to higher mortgage interest rates, the share of respondents who applied for a mortgage refinance during the past year was lower… Read more...
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LoanStreet Closes $6.5M Funding Round

LoanStreet Closes $6.5M Funding Round

Thursday, 29 November 2018
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LoanStreet Inc. has closed a $6.5 million funding round, bringing total investment in the company to $9 million. This round was led by Valar Ventures, with participation from Third Prime Capital, Rosecliff Ventures, Ride Ventures, The Gramercy Fund and other notable investors. LoanStreet is the first fully-integrated online platform that streamlines the process of sharing,… Read more...
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Housing Prices Cooling

Housing Prices Cooling

Friday, 30 November 2018
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The housing market showed signs of cooling in many of the nation's largest metros this month with inventory increases outpacing the rest of the country, listing prices slowing and price cuts increasing. In contrast, smaller, more affordable markets continued to see price gains, according to the November housing report from Realtor.com. During the month of… Read more...
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Redfin: Luxury Home Prices Increase

Redfin: Luxury Home Prices Increase

Thursday, 29 November 2018
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Luxury home prices rose 3.2 percent year over year to an average of $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2018, according to Redfin. This is the lowest growth rate since the fourth quarter of 2016, when prices were up 1.1 percent from a year earlier. The Redfin analysis tracks home sales in more than… Read more...
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Rates Continue to Rise, Notes FHFA

Rates Continue to Rise, Notes FHFA

Thursday, 29 November 2018
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Interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from September to October across the U.S., according to several indices of new mortgage contracts from the Federal Housing Finance Authority . The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders Index was 4.75 percent for loans closed in late October,… Read more...
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Ellie Mae Lands CFO

Ellie Mae Lands CFO

Tuesday, 27 November 2018
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Ellie Mae has selected Dan Madden to serve as executive vice president and chief financial officer. “I am excited to join Ellie Mae at such a pivotal time for the company,” said Madden. “Ellie Mae has been an industry leader for two decades and I’m thrilled to join the seasoned team as we continue on… Read more...
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