• Single credit bureau pulls: Look before you leap,Taylor Stork

    Single credit bureau pulls: Look before you leap

    The conversation around credit reports in mortgage lending has taken a recent turn. Faced with spiraling mortgage origination costs and continued affordability challenges for homebuyers, policymakers and industry leaders understandably are searching for ways to reduce friction and cut costs in the m

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  • Weekly pending home sales back to year-over-year growth as we head into spring,Logan Mohtashami

    Weekly pending home sales back to year-over-year growth as we head into spring

    Weekly pending home sales, which had shown year-over-year growth up until the late-January snowstorm, got back on track with year-over-year growth again last week. One thing to remember about our weekly pending sales data: it takes about 30-60 days to be reflected in the existing home sales data, so

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  • Zillow seeks dismissal of consolidated RESPA lawsuit in Seattle,Brooklee Han

    Zillow seeks dismissal of consolidated RESPA lawsuit in Seattle

    Zillow is seeking to have the consolidated Taylor-Armstrong Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) lawsuit dismissed.  The real estate giant filed its motion to dismiss in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Friday. The lawsuit, which was consolidated in early December, began in mid-September,

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