The National Fair Housing Alliance and a top Democrat are criticizing the new leader of a federal fair housing office over his alleged troubling record regarding civil rights. Craig Trainor was confirmed Wednesday as the assistant secretary for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Senators […]
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Total mortgage origination volume is projected to surpass $2 trillion by the end of the year for the first time since 2022, according to a recent forecast. The milestone is driven by a 48% jump in refinance dollars and 12% spike in purchase dollars, an overall 20% increase from last year, according to iEmergent’s 2025–2027
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Mortgage fraud risk ended the second quarter at its highest level in over three years as issues related to undisclosed real estate debt and transaction misrepresentations had significant annual increases, according to Cotality. When compared with the first quarter, the Cotality Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index rose by 1.4%, while jumping by 6.1% compared to
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