CoreLogic Reports the Negative Equity Share Fell to 4.1% in the First Quarter of 2019
17,000 residential properties regained equity in the first quarter of 2019 The average homeowner gained $6,400 in home equity during
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CoreLogic Reports April Home Prices Increased by 3.6% Year Over Year
Annual price growth shows the first acceleration since March 2018 The HPI Forecast indicates prices will increase by 4.7% by
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Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions, and Capital Raising for Homebuilders
Midyear Update: Factors to consider for homebuilding finance By MARGARET WHELAN Though we are 10+ years into this recovery, and
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Hybrid eClosings Deliver on Promise of Homebuyer Satisfaction and Efficiency Benefits
Pilot tests are proving that the potential benefits of eClosings are real By BRIANNA FRIES As the mid-point of 2019
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In a Year of Uncertainty, Look To Efficiencies To Manage Margins
As Q1 of 2019 draws to a close, trends are looking good – though builders are advised to manage margins
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BRIDGE Housing Awarded $6.23M from Capital Magnet Fund
SAN FRANCISCO, February 14, 2019 – Nonprofit BRIDGE Housing was awarded $6.23 million from the Capital Magnet Fund, a program
Read moreTRI Pointe Assurance Launches New Escrow Closing Services and Expands Title Insurance Across TRI Pointe Group’s Homebuilder Brands
18-year veteran Jill Kayser tapped as vice president of title and escrow services to oversee the multi-state operation IRVINE, Calif.
Read moreAvid Ratings® Raises $6 Million in Series-A Financing
MADISON, Wis. (September 4, 2018) – Avid Ratings, North America’s industry leader for measuring home quality and creating exceptional customer
Read moreCoreLogic Adds Geospatial and Appraisal Features to Parcel Identification Process to Enhance Property Tax Accuracy
Blending insurance and appraisal industry tools to enhance the precision and speed of the property tax search process IRVINE, Calif.,
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Today’s Challenges to Getting Single-Family Rental Communities Built
As we reach the mid-year point, housing remains both an opportunity and a challenge. With demand running high, construction costs
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U.S. Finance: Where We Have Been, and Where We Are Going
Change in our national economy has begun to affect interest rates for housing for both better and worse by Richard
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Innovation’s Knocking on the Door of Real Estate
First American Title’s Homebuilder Services division prepares homebuilders for digital transformation of the closing process for residential real estate transactions
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Barb VanderMolen, A. O. Smith vice president-finance, receiving recognition with a Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Award
Barbara L. VanderMolen, A. O. Smith vice president-finance for North America Water Heaters, will be recognized by The Manufacturing Institute
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Surveys Confirm Little Impact from Rising Rates
By JOHN BURNS CNBC did a 95-second clip on rising mortgage rates, including an interesting survey from Redfin about what would
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Moving Interest Rates for 2018
Today, the 10 Year Treasury is lower than it was a year ago; however, the short end of the Treasury
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Millennials May Soon Be the Housing Engine That Could
New data indicates that millennials may be an even stronger-than-expected driver of starter home demand in the next few
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Rental Apartment Developer’s Strategy Outlook Landscape
The market banter at the onset of 2017 provides contradictory guidance for the shrewd developer or investor in multifamily housing
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