US homeowners far more likely to be equity-rich than underwater

Attom’s 4th quarter U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report released today also showed that only 1 in 16 mortgaged homes were seriously considered underwater. Continue reading

Mortgage applications reach highest volume since 2013

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced Wednesday that the Market Composite Index reached its highest level last week since May 2013. Continue reading

Applying for a mortgage? How you repay your student loan is crucial

Student loan borrowers who use an income-driven repayment plan could be at disadvantage for taking on a mortgage, a study by the Urban Institute shows. Continue reading

Is seamless data connection possible?

At ICNY, connecting big data to disparate systems remains big business, and a big challenge; but attendees were reminded about what’s at the heart of the deal. Continue reading

Compass likely to avoid WeWork’s fate: Venture capitalists

Compass and WeWork both took massive amounts of cash from Softbank, but experts say the two companies are actually quite different. Continue reading

Joe Rand rips New York City’s flawed sales data practices

The managing partner of Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty believes New York City’s market improved when brokerages started sharing active listing data. Now they need to fix the sales data black hole. Continue reading

Joe Rand rips New York City’s flawed sales data practices

The managing partner of Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty believes New York City’s market improved when brokerages started sharing active listing data. Now they need to fix the sales data black hole. Continue reading

Bright chairman calls for more MLS data sharing, possible consolidation

Jon Coile, who is also a vice president at HomeServices of America, said Thursday that today’s boundaries around MLS data make little sense. Continue reading

Lone Wolf launches new data insights platform

The platform aims to crunch back-office data — such as company profitability, gross commission income and other year-over-year trends — to create visualizations, forecasts and other insights in a more plain language for brokers.
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