Mortgage Rates Push Farther Into 4-Year Highs
Mortgage rates moved somewhat higher again today, thus pushing them farther into the highest levels in more than 4 years.
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How Will Private Mortgage Insurance Rate Reductions Impact Affordability?
According to the April Housing Finance At A Glance Chartbook by the institute Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) companies are joining the race to cut insurance premiums that will likely offset the attractiveness of loans offered by FHA.
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Republicans Gutted the Mortgage Interest Deduction. Democrats Should Finish It Off.
One of the most remarkable things about the tax bill Republicans passed last year was how it took a rotary saw to the mortgage interest deduction.
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Tech Disruption In Title Insurance Is A New Frontier -- Or Is It?
Blockchain, cryptocurrency and digitized records are the ubiquitous terms being used to discuss the future of the largest asset class in the world. The supposed experts are calling for a major disruption in both the land records and title insurance space, citing the fact that the real estate industry has not seen changes in forever.
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Mick Mulvaney Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
The head of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau tells it like it is: If you want access to policymakers, it's helpful to donate lots of money. But that doesn't seem to bother him.
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After affordable housing debacle, title industry rebuffs Denver's request to ensure compliance with program rules
The Land Title Association of Colorado has rejected a request from Denver Mayor Michael Hancock to make compliance with the city's affordable housing rules a requirement for obtaining title insurance.
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Four-Year Highs for Mortgage Rates and Home Prices
It was up-up-and-away in the latest housing data, with mortgage rates and home prices both hitting four-year highs.
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Title insurance: Shocking numbers should kill merger, group tells DOJ
Industry executives in Florida sing the merits, but the Consumer Federation of America says a proposed merger of two of the top four U.S. title insurance giants represents bad news for home buyers from West Palm Beach to Walla Walla, Wash.
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