Sales of previously owned US homes fell in January by the most in nearly four years, a month marked by a massive winter storm. Processing Content Contract closings decreased 8.4%, the biggest drop since February 2022, to a 3.91 million annualized pace in January, according to National Association of Realtors data released Thursday. That trailed […]
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The housing market continues to favor buyers, forcing prices to slide and affordability to improve, according to a new report from Redfin. Processing Content Americans needed to earn $111,252 per year to afford the average home for sale in December, down 4% from $115,870 a year ago and 8.8% from a peak of $122,000 in
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Underwriting processes will see the greatest transformation — and the biggest lift — from artificial intelligence this year, and the outcomes it produces should aid in instilling confidence among buyers and lenders. Processing Content In a recent National Mortgage News survey, 57% of respondents predicted AI-driven underwriting would create the greatest mortgage industry change this
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