Notable mortgage industry additions and promotions, Aug 14-18
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Notable mortgage industry additions and promotions, Aug 14-18

Black Knight has announced that Lucie Fortier has been named executive vice president of the company’s MLS Solutions group under...
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Single-family starts grow in July, but rising rates loom as crucial headwind
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Single-family starts grow in July, but rising rates loom as crucial headwind

Weak resale supply fuels 9.5% annual gain in single-family construction The post Single-family starts grow in July, but rising rates...
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Author Showcase: Rob Finlay, Thirty Capital
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Author Showcase: Rob Finlay, Thirty Capital

In Episode 010 of the Scotsman Guide Author Showcase, Carl White interviews Rob Finlay about his article, “Sharpening the Technology...
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Commercial and multifamily originations down 53% year over year in second quarter
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Commercial and multifamily originations down 53% year over year in second quarter

Growing cost of capital fuels plunge from strong Q2 in 2022 The post Commercial and multifamily originations down 53% year...
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GSE investors get rare win as federal jury awards $612.4 million in damages
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GSE investors get rare win as federal jury awards $612.4 million in damages

Jury sides with shareholders of Fannie and Freddie regarding profits taken by Treasury in 'net worth sweep' The post GSE...
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7% rate threshold looms large over Black Knight’s July rate-lock data
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7% rate threshold looms large over Black Knight’s July rate-lock data

'No escaping the fact that conforming 30-year-rates topped 7% in July for the first time since they spiked last fall'...
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Homes in ‘high-opportunity’ neighborhoods cost 38% more than ‘low-opportunity’ areas
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Homes in ‘high-opportunity’ neighborhoods cost 38% more than ‘low-opportunity’ areas

New study from Redfin aims to quantify impact of upward mobility on home prices The post Homes in ‘high-opportunity’ neighborhoods...
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Industry Watch: UWM announces new pricing adjustments and more
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Industry Watch: UWM announces new pricing adjustments and more

The Federal Trade Commission has agreed to drop its challenge of Intercontinental Exchange’s acquisition of Black Knight, paving the way...
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Notable mortgage industry additions and promotions, Aug. 7-11
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Notable mortgage industry additions and promotions, Aug. 7-11

Key Mortgage Services has announced the hiring of Jason Brown as vice president, area sales manager, and the promotion of...
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NAR: Nearly 60% of metros see price gains
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NAR: Nearly 60% of metros see price gains

Median home price still drops as many large metros see declines The post NAR: Nearly 60% of metros see price...
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Civil suit can continue against corrupt former deputy linked to death of Mississippi man
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Civil suit can continue against corrupt former deputy linked to death of Mississippi man

A civil suit can continue against a former Mississippi deputy who pleaded guilty on Aug. 3 to torturing and shooting...
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Florida back to school 2023 is missing nearly 7,000 teachers, due to Gov. DeSantis’ anti-education agenda
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Florida back to school 2023 is missing nearly 7,000 teachers, due to Gov. DeSantis’ anti-education agenda

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /FLORIDA NEWSWIRE/ -- Each child gets only one first day of kindergarten, one first day of middle school...
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Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case
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Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case

Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team have asked a judge to set a Jan. 2 trial date for ex-President...
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Another Threshold candle recall? Target recalls 2.2 million products over burn and laceration risks
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Another Threshold candle recall? Target recalls 2.2 million products over burn and laceration risks

It’s time to check your candle supply again. According to a Thursday notice from federal regulators, Target is recalling 2.2....
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Appeal arguments are set on an order limiting Biden administration communications with social media
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Appeal arguments are set on an order limiting Biden administration communications with social media

Biden administration attorneys are asking a federal appeals court in New Orleans to block a lower court's order that limited...
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Harvest of horseshoe crabs, needed for blue blood, stopped during spawning season in national refuge
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Harvest of horseshoe crabs, needed for blue blood, stopped during spawning season in national refuge

The federal government is shutting down the harvest of a species of marine invertebrate in a national wildlife refuge during...
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Emmy Awards move to January, placing them firmly in Hollywood’s awards season
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Emmy Awards move to January, placing them firmly in Hollywood’s awards season

The strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards have a new date — one that places them directly in Hollywood’s awards season for...
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Virgin Galactic all set to fly its first tourists to the edge of space
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Virgin Galactic all set to fly its first tourists to the edge of space

Virgin Galactic is finally taking its first space tourists on a rocket ship ride after years of delays.
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Wildfire devastates Hawaii’s historic Lahaina Town, a former capital of the kingdom
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Wildfire devastates Hawaii’s historic Lahaina Town, a former capital of the kingdom

Smoke and ash lingered over Lahaina after a wildfire devastated Lahaina Town, one of Hawaii’s most historic cities and onetime...
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A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?
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A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?

Officials are breaking ground in southeast Louisiana on a nearly $3 billion project to fight coastal wetland loss.
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