Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

New York-based Unlock Technologies , a fintech operating in the shared-equity market, and real estate investment firm Saluda Grade , have closed a $180 million private-label securitization (PLS) backed entirely by Unlock-originated residential home-equity agreements (HEAs). 21, according to Mortgage News Daily.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

The American Land Title Association saw a nearly 36% year-over-year increase in title insurance premium volume in 2021 for a staggering $7 billion spike, according to the trade group’s Market Share Analysis , published Friday. Despite the advancements in title technology, there are still broad misconceptions across the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

Despite rising interest rates , higher home prices and a drop in refinance volume , the American Land Title Association recorded $5.89 billion a year prior, according to the trade group’s Market Share Analysis , published Friday. Creating a profitable and differentiated digital mortgage experience. Presented by: Stewart Title.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2021

Rocket Homes Real Estate , a real estate affiliate of Rocket Companies , is being investigated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for possibly violating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) when it charged fees for referring Quicken’s mortgage clients to real estate agents, according to officials.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

For a home valued at $250,000, the cost of an owner’s title insurance policy would be just 11 cents a day on a 30-year mortgage. nationally since 2004 and roughly 5% the past two years, based on the most recent industry data from 2021. There is a difference between a homeowner’s policy and a lender’s policy.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 11, 2023

“The share of first-time buyers has dropped to a 41-year low [26%], the racial divide in homeownership has grown to the widest point in a decade and the share of single women entering [the market] has declined.” If finding a home isn’t enough of a challenge, affording one can make the purchase experience doubly “exciting.”

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