MetLife Lauds Record-Breaking $11B in Commercial Loans

MetLife originated $11 billion in commercial mortgages in 2011, making last year the largest on record for the life insurer. View article: MetLife Lauds Record-Breaking $11B in Commercial Loans … [Read more...]

Report Finds Most Markets Showing Positive Trends

Pro Teck Valuation Services’ report on the February HomeValueForecast.com Web site shows the majority of U.S.  demonstrating more positive than negative market trends despite weak or soft status for top U.S. Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). This month’s analysis of real estate valuation … [Read more...]

Pro Teck: February Forecast Shows Positive Trends

Releasing its February Home Value Forecast, Pro Teck Valuation Services revealed research that indicates that many core based statistical areas (CBSAs) around the U.S. are showing positive momentum. Read More: Pro Teck: February Forecast Shows Positive Trends … [Read more...]

Total Mortgage Services Now Licensed in Arkansas

Total Mortgage Services LLC has announced that it has received its Arkansas Combination Mortgage Banker-Broker-Servicer License from the Arkansas Securities Department and is now able to originate and service residential mortgage loans in the state of Arkansas. Total Mortgage is licensed as a … [Read more...]

Sunshine State Remains Top Target for International Real Estate Web Traffic

Point2 has released its U.S. International Real Estate Traffic Report, for the fourth quarter of 2011. View the original here: Sunshine State Remains Top Target for International Real Estate Web Traffic … [Read more...]

Commerce Velocity Expands BOK Financial’s Correspondent Channel

Commerce Velocity (CV), a member of the Fidelity National Financial (FNF) family of companies and a provider of loan origination technology, has announced the implementation of correspondent lending technology to support BOK Financial's strategic initiatives for BOK's correspondent channel. BOK … [Read more...]

Huntsman’s Departure Highlights Politics of Housing Finance

And then there were five. Read the original post: Huntsman's Departure Highlights Politics of Housing Finance … [Read more...]

AssociaTitle Names Mark Sadlek as Director of Business Development

AssociaTitle has announced the appointment of Mark J. More: AssociaTitle Names Mark Sadlek as Director of Business Development … [Read more...]

Texan Found Guilty in $1.6 Million Foreclosure Rescue Scam

Frederic Alan Gladle of Austin, Texas has pled guilty in the Western District of Texas for his role in operating a foreclosure rescue scam in Southern California and elsewhere that charged distressed homeowners fees in exchange for fraudulently postponing foreclosure sales. The guilty plea was … [Read more...]

Zillow Sees New Record Lows for Mortgage Rates

Interest rates for the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage smashed new records for Zillow, which reported current rates falling as low as 3.71 percent, the lowest in survey history for the real estate Web site. Zillow found the newest numbers for mortgage rates with Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, … [Read more...]