The top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate index rose 0.04% on Friday, which would be a medium-sized defeat in and of itself. In the broader context, however, it was an acceptable adjustment on what has otherwise been a solid week. Specifically, today’s rates are still 0.08% lower than last Friday’s. There were no standout individual […]
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Real estate professionals attending a recent Morningstar | DBRS panel discussion were optimistic about the new production prospects for residential transition loans (RTL), with about 60% saying they expected positive long-term growth, and around 32% expecting flat production from the sector. The financing environment is also positive, they said. Forty-four percent of industry professionals in
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The slow erosion in first-quarter home equity from a year ago equates to a four-figure decline in house value, according to Cotality’s latest numbers. The new Cotality study, which follows an earlier report of home equity declines by Attom, shows the trend drove a typical house’s value down by $4,200 at the beginning of 2025
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