September 30, 2024
What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – September 2024
In this month’s update: It’s official, the Fed has officially cut rates! Will this bring the push our industry needs this year? We also look at new ...
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Leveraging AVMs to Capture and Close Home Equity Business
By now, lenders likely know the following numbers by heart: U.S. homeowners are collectively sitting on $32 trillion in home equity, roughly $299,000 ...
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What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – August 2024
In this month’s update: we share some news that is bringing a renewed sense of optimism to the housing market including lower rates, IMBs’ profits, ...
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Leveraging the First American Data & Analytics Procision AVM for Enhanced ...
The value of Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) in lending decisions is well understood and has been in practice for some time. These sophisticated ...
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What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – July 2024
In this month’s update: learn more about the finalized new AVM rule; new legislation from the CFPB regarding consumer credit reports and borrowers ...
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What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – June 2024
In this month’s update: read about FHA’s increased focus on third-party originator (TPO) fraud; new fees with assumable loans; which borrowers are ...
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What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – May 2024
In this month’s update: learn more about continuing ramifications from the NAR settlement; the challenge of untangling the “regulatory knot, ...
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What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – April 2024
In this month’s update: Read about continued fall-out from the NAR settlement and how it’s affecting military veterans; increased interest in non-QM ...
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What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update –March 2024
In this month's update: Read high-level takeaways from the recent ICE Experience conference; learn how first-time home buyers are doing in the ...
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What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – February 2024
Here’s what is on our radar for this month. In this issue, dive into the monthly mortgage rate updates; gain insights into how a U.S. Supreme Court ...
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Using Spatial Analysis for Next-Level Business Insights
Identifying property location or ownership information using Assessor-collected data are just two basic problems you can solve with parcel ...
READ ARTICLEFebruary 13, 2024
2024 Housing Market Outlook: Showing Signs of Strength
First American Data & Analytics recently presented its 2024 Housing Market Outlook webinar, featuring Odeta Kushi, Deputy Chief Economist of ...
READ ARTICLEJanuary 25, 2024
What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – January 2024
Cheers to the new year! 2024 looks to be off to a positive start. In this issue, dive into the favorable news about lower interest rates and ...
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Visualizing Property Data to Answer Your Tough Business Questions
In a previous blog, we reviewed 5 Things to Understand About Parcel Boundaries, including the importance of data coverage, completeness, and ...
READ ARTICLEDecember 7, 2023
What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – Holiday Edition ...
It’s our Holiday Edition. Grab a glass of eggnog, warm up by the fireplace, and get the latest news happening in the Mortgage Industry including ...
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