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With more inventory, where are home prices headed?
Housing inventory is growing and returning to normal levels while sales remain depressed. But that doesn’t mean a big drop in home prices.
MetroList introduces voice-controlled property data app
Agents can speak property details aloud while walking through homes, with the software automatically populating appropriate listing fields.
Pennsylvania lawmakers target protections against deed fraud
Provisions would strengthen the legal standing of fraud victims, ensuring they have a defined process to challenge the theft.
Rocket sells roughly $20B in MSRs to JPMorgan Chase
In April, Rocket Mortgage sold roughly 4% of its servicing book to JPMorgan Chase, which recently surpassed Wells Fargo as the largest mortgage servicer in America.
Judge should dismiss ICE, Black Knight’s constitutionality claims, FTC argues
ICE, Black Knight’s claims to dismiss constitutionality and separation of power claims are impertinent: FTC
AIME wants NMLS to require every state adopt a broker-specific license option
In a letter to the NMLS operator, AIME said that preparing audited financials would cost the average mortgage broker $10,000 or more.
