Class Valuation acquires AMC Valuation Connect

Troy, Michigan-based appraisal management company (AMC) Class Valuation announced on Wednesday that it has acquired fellow AMC Valuation Connect, formerly a subsidiary of...

Demo Day: CreditXpert – HousingWire

Demo Day: Sagent CARE  Sagent CARE Sagent’s CARE platform is state of the art technology that provides homeowners with the ability to self-serve their...

Mortgage rates trend down for the third straight week

Mortgage rates fell this week as the October inflation report drove down the yield on the 10-year Treasury. On Thursday, investors priced in...

High mortgage rates force some divorced couples to continue living together

In another odd twist for 2023, the ability to split up after a divorce seems to be another casualty of the high mortgage...

Movement sues Summit, former veteran sales executives for poaching

A spokesperson for Movement said the company had no comment. L. Scott Bruggemann, senior vice president and general counsel at Summit, said the company...

2023 was the worst year for homebuyers on record

High mortgage rates, a lack of inventory and elevated home prices have turned 2023 into the least affordable year for homebuyers on record....

Housing inventory is seeing unusual gains in November. Should we be worried? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmRSih63PuE Last week, I asserted that housing inventory growth had finished for the year. Turns out I was wrong!This week, the available inventory of...

Housing experts are hopeful the Fed is done with rate hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell left the door open to a future interest rate hike on Wednesday, but most housing professionals are hopeful...

New Georgia copycat commission lawsuit names Atlanta-area firms

The copycat commission lawsuits have spread to the Southeast. On Wednesday, home seller plaintiffs in northern Georgia filed a class-action antitrust lawsuit accusing...

Foreclosure starts rise in October but near-term risk is muted: ICE

While foreclosure completions remained relatively flat in October, foreclosure starts rose to 33,000, hitting their highest level in 18 months, according to the...