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UpEquity closes $50M series B funding round
UpEquity, a tech-enabled mortgage company that helps homebuyers make all-cash offers, has closed on a $50 million Series B funding round led by S3 Ventures, with $20 million in equity and $30 million in debt allocated...
Real estate investors are buying more but paying less
Investor purchases accounted for 15.4% of all home purchases nationally in the second quarter of 2021, compared with 11.5% in the same quarter in 2020 – a year-over-year increase of 3.9 percentage points…
Arch MI: Home price growth will moderate
Affordability will become a headwind for further rapid home price gains, according to the fall edition of the Housing and Mortgage Market Review (HaMMR), released today by Arch Mortgage Insurance Company…
Coalition says GSEs have a duty to do more
Twenty affordable housing organizations have sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) urging it to require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to substantially improve their Duty to Serve…
Rocket introduces even more tools to woo and wow brokers
Rocket Pro TPO announced a number of new initiatives designed to help brokers grow, strengthen and protect their businesses. The Rocket Mortgage division that works exclusively with independent…
StoicLane acquires Lender’s Valuation Services
StoicLane, a long-term growth platform making controlling and strategic minority investments in the finance, insurance and real estate verticals, has closed on a majority stake in appraisal management…
Second-home demand rebounds in September
A new Redfin report shows that demand for second homes was 60% higher in September than it was before the coronavirus pandemic hit. The company’s analysis was based on mortgage-rate lock data…
BofA: Family plays a key role in buying a first home
New data from Bank of America shows that family support often plays a pivotal role in helping first-generation homebuyers reach the major milestone of purchasing their first home. Families of first-generation homeowners…
Investor launches home co-investment product
Buyers are finding slightly more selection, more price cuts and a bit more time to evaluate a home before it goes under contract, according to the latest market from Zillow. The company said…
Housing market moderation gives buyers a break
Buyers are finding slightly more selection, more price cuts and a bit more time to evaluate a home before it goes under contract, according to the latest market from Zillow. The company said…
Credit default indices stable in September
The composite rate for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices was unchanged at 0.39% in September, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian…
