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Fidelity National drops massive acquisition bid amid opposition

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Fidelity’s attempt to buy Stewart Information Services fell apart after the Federal Trade Commission said it would oppose the deal. Continue reading →

Zombies, fraud and opportunity: All the mortgage stats you might’ve missed

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JPMorgan Chase Institute’s default rates associated with people who do and don’t have savings, Attom’s Q2 numbers on median opportunity zone home prices, MagnifyMoney’s retirement stats — as the summer comes to an end, here’s a roundup of some recent m… Continue reading →

Zillow names new president of mortgage segment

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Zillow executives acknowledged previously that the rollout of proprietary mortgage software was taking longer than expected. Continue reading →

Trump admin proposes massive overhaul of FHA, Freddie and Fannie

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The Trump administration Thursday released a long-awaited plan to overhaul the way the U.S. government helps homeowners. Separate guidance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Department of the Treasury includ… Continue reading →

Inman News quiz: Think you’re on top of the week’s biggest stories?

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The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman’s real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading →

iBuying giant Opendoor to begin offering home loans

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iBuying behemoth Opendoor announced Thursday that it has launched its own mortgage lending service, marking the company’s latest move to completely upend the real estate industry. Opendoor Home Loans is now live in Texas markets Dallas-Fort Worth, Aust… Continue reading →

A recession is on the horizon: Keller Williams New York City CEO

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Housing won’t be to blame and the recession won’t be anything like 2008 for the industry, according to Keller Williams New York City CEO Mark Chin. Continue reading →

Fund That Flip gets $11M for lending platform

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The home financing platform is for experienced home investors and recently secured $11 million in funding from Edison Partners of Princeton, New Jersey. Continue reading →

Yield curve inversion fears are overblown

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Yield curves predicting recessions did so historically and will again at the end of Fed overshoots. The Fed has done no such thing this time. Continue reading →

Could negative interest rate mortgages hit the United States?

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Zillow Director of Economic Research Skyler Olsen says negative interest rate mortgages aren’t likely coming here, and, if they did, would signal trouble. Continue reading →