Rocket Mortgage Chief Revenue Officer and Rocket Pro leader Austin Niemiec came to Originator Connect 2026 with a clear message:“My advice to brokers is to go hard in building a business around home e
Mortgage rates dominate the affordability debate, but property taxes quietly add hundreds of dollars to monthly payments and remain due long after the mortgage is gone.
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FirstClose has integrated its home equity order management technology directly into MeridianLink Mortgage, reflecting a broader shift among lenders that are moving home equity production into their mo
Buyers remain wary amid elevated mortgage rates, the latest weekly mortgage application data shows.
The 30-year conforming rate climbed to 6.78% in the week ending Aug. 21, pushing purchase and refinance demand lower
New-home sales fell sharply in July as elevated mortgage rates continued to squeeze prospective buyers, but the slowdown is giving borrowers and their originators more room to negotiate with motivated
MBA data shows mortgage apps fell 1% week over week, refinances down 2% and the purchase index declined and remained behind last year's pace.
Data moving outside of physical documents in the secondary mortgage market is adding millions to costs per year, according to the Housing Policy Council.
The rental market is picking up steam as we head into the home stretch of 2026, while the for-sale market may be running out of it. Zillow’s forecast for rent growth accelerated 13% from last month, a
Prosperity originates nearly $9 billion a year and had typically sold servicing rights after closing.