Mortgage and Real Estate News: April 2018

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

What’s Restricting Home Affordability?

Home prices increased 2.9 percent in February 2018 according to the latest data from First American's Real Home Price Index (RHPI) that was released on Monday. The data revealed that homes became 5.1 percent more expensive compared to the same period last year, even as consumer house-buying power, how much one can buy based on changes in income and interest rates, declined 2.6 percent in February.

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Zillow to start buying and selling metro Phoenix homes

Valley homeowners know Zillow for its online valuations. People either love or hate Zestimates, depending on what it says about their own house.

Where Did Home Prices Rise the Most?

The one thing steady about the U.S. housing market post-Q1 is that it continues to be defined by a dynamic that almost sounds like it's stuck on repeat: historically low inventory is driving fewer sales and rising prices in most markets.

How Blockchain is Bringing Technology Conversations Back in Lending

James Vinci joined Equator in 2010 and is the VP and Chief Technology Officer of the Equator business unit for Altisource. Vinci is also responsible for ensuring the successful performance of the company's business mission through development and advance preparation of the company's products and services. Vinci's role also includes foreseeing, company's service offerings as a web-based business, execution of the latest web-based technologies, and advance planning for future risks and growth. Prior to working at Equator, Vinci was President and Enterprise Architect at RedWire IT, SVP of Professional Services at Lydian Technology Group, and SVP of Professional Services at WellFound Decade Corp. He is a graduate of Columbia University.

Pages