First American reboots after hack took down its systems

December 30, 2023by

First American Financial announced Thursday it rebooted some of its systems, which were taken down in late December due...

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Commentary: Why the reverse mortgage industry needs to stop marketing to ‘seniors’

December 30, 2023by

Reverse mortgage sales and marketing still rely on broadly used principles. Chief among cardinal sales and marketing sins is...

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Home buying migration trends are going backward: Redfin

December 30, 2023by

Strained affordability and challenges to remote work opportunities have contributed to the lowest share of home buyers relocating in...

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How LOs, mortgage execs are preparing for 2024

December 30, 2023by

After nearly two years of trudging through a frozen housing market, the consensus among mortgage professionals is that the...

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Mortgage investor JER files for bankruptcy, is latest property firm to crash

December 30, 2023by

Jeanne Frank/Bloomberg JER Investors Trust Inc., a mortgage REIT, filed for bankruptcy in the latest sign of distress...

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Home Buying Facts You Should Know

December 30, 2023by

December 29, 2023 Are you buying a home for the first time? Do you need answers to mortgage loan questions?...

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2023 mortgage market year in review

December 30, 2023by

As we wrap up a year full of economic twists and turns—and interest rate ups and downs—we wanted to...

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November pending home sales were unchanged, despite a sharp drop in mortgage rates

December 29, 2023by

Pending home sales in November were unchanged compared with October and 5.2% lower than November of last year, according...

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Household wealth surges by 7% as house prices soar

December 29, 2023by

Household wealth rose for the fourth straight quarter, up 2.3 per cent or $339 billion in the September quarter...

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More flood grants for Far North Qld

December 29, 2023by

In the wake of the cyclone’s assault on Cairns on 13 December, all four major banks have stepped forward...

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