Industry veteran to be VP, Underwriting Counsel in Massachusetts Santa Barbara, CA May 12, 2014 Elizabeth J. (Beth) Barton has joined WFG National Title Insurance Company (“WFG National Title”)… Read More »
Agency Sales Consultant will focus on MD, VA, DC and DE Santa Barbara, CA May 9, 2014 Pandora Nomikos has joinedWFG National Title Insurance Company (“WFG National Title”) as… Read More »
Home prices nationwide are still 17 percent below their peak in April 2006, but within 10 percent of their peaks in 19 states and above their peaks in 3 states… Read More »
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“This is more than just NSA-style, this is more Gestapo-style collection of data on individual citizens who have no clue that this is happening.” ― Rep. Dan Webster (R-FL), decrying… Read More »
RISKS RISING
Analysts predicted that the Qualified Mortgage rules would produce overly-conservative underwriting policies, but that doesn’t appear to be the case. In fact, the National Mortgage Risk Index indicates that risk… Read More »
More than one-third (36 percent) of young adults between the ages of 18 and 31 are living with their parents, according to a Pew Research Center report. That’s the highest… Read More »
NO FRACKING
Homeowners considering selling the mineral rights on their property may want to reconsider. The damage caused by “fracking” (a technique for removing natural gas from underground rock) has led Fannie… Read More »
The number of homeowners with negative equity continues to fall, but not fast enough to return the housing market to “normal” any time soon, according to Zillow. At just under… Read More »
With spring arriving finally, if belatedly, it’s getting harder to blame an icy winter for sluggish home sales. New York Times columnist Neil Irwin has another, more disturbing explanation —… Read More »