Making the real estate industry more efficient

It is commonly known that business process outsourcing is an ideal tool to help manage back office processes. This is especially true for the process-intensive real estate industry. For lenders and title agents, outsourcing reduces and flattens operating costs, allows for rapid adjustments to market fluctuations and helps maintain competitiveness in changing market condition. In [...]

New home sales rise 10.7%, beat expectations Foreclosure inventories decrease by 51 basis points, @MBAMortgage Appraisal volume slips to 0.3%, @alamodeinc No urgency to lower mortgage insurance premiums right now, @DavidHStevens HUD to make nation’s public housing 100% smoke free Perception gap between homeowners and appraisers improve Investors finding creative ways to pinpoint potential flips, [...]

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Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP (HA&W), a Georgia-based tax, accounting, and business consulting firm conducted a survey on title and settlement professionals’ perceptions and perspectives about ALTA Best Practices compliance and where the companies stand in the process of becoming compliant. It also examined challenges companies face when becoming ALTA Best Practices compliant. Some key [...]

Vital updates for mortgage policies and procedures #TRID .@RealtyTrac: Average down payment down to 3yr low Americans’ housing optimism gains more momentum amid income growth @Fanniemae Millennials are priced out of housing market in 13 metros: Bloomberg MBA: Combination of domestic & global factors drives rise in mortgage rates Urban Institute: Rental surge to drop [...]