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Deciding to buy a home is one of the biggest financial decisions most people ever make and can be intimidating, especially for first-time buyers. CoreLogic’s data-driven, expert insights into housing market trends helps home shoppers navigate what can sometimes be a difficult and stressful process. CoreLogic’s blogs explore the topics that are most important to homebuyers, including national, state and metro level price changes; interest rate movements and national migration patterns. Our research equips homebuyers with the facts that helps make one of life’s largest decisions a bit easier. Read previous CoreLogic blog posts for homebuyers.
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July 19, 2019

Expiration of the CFPB’s Qualified Mortgage “GSE Patch” – Part 2

Younger millennials and retirees, Non-W-2 earners, and low-income borrowers more frequent in the “GSE Patch” This blog is a continuation of Part I of our blog series – Expiration of the CFPB’s Qualified Mortgage “GSE Patch”. As discussed in our first blog, roughly 16% or $260B of 2018 m...

July 11, 2019

Expiration of the CFPB’s Qualified Mortgage “GSE Patch” – Part 1

GSE Patch accounted for an estimated $260 billion, or 16%, of 2018 home loan originations Qualified Mortgage (QM) Overview: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) 2013 Ability-to-Repay (ATR) and Qualified Mortgage (QM) rule (Rule) requires lenders to make a reasonable, good faith deter...

July 9, 2019

Accurate Location Intelligence Is Critical for Infrastructure

Most Americans, including many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, agree that modernizing infrastructure throughout the U.S. is long overdue and could provide a significant boost to the economy [1].Problems with infrastructure can impact businesses and cons...

September 26, 2018

5 Tips for Roof Repair

What do you do after a catastrophe? After a catastrophe hits, the real journey begins. It can take months to repair damage inflicted upon your home and knowing how to guard against unnecessary expenses and preserve the integrity of your home is critical in the days and weeks after the dust settle...

September 21, 2018

Podcast – Impact of Drones on Housing [Part 2]

 Join Mike Wynn and Neil Pearson, as they continue their discussion on drones impacting the housing industry.  In this episode the conversation centers on the security, privacy, and regulation of drones. Amanda Rabideau, HostPrincipal, CoreLogic, Innovation and Solutions Excellence Mike...

September 14, 2018

Podcast – Impact of Drones on Housing [Part 1]

Join Drone Deploy CEO Mike Winn, and Neil Pearson, Principal of Data Strategy at CoreLogic, as they discuss the evolution of commercial drones, new uses, and how drones are disrupting the industry. Amanda Rabideau, HostPrincipal, CoreLogic, Innovation and Solutions Excellence Mike Winn, GuestCEO,...

July 24, 2018

What Does the Future Hold for the Mortgage Origination Process?

Reimagining Mortgage Underwriting Technology has transformed our daily lives. Take, for example, the shopping experience with online marketplaces selling everything from groceries to furniture, even cars, and industrial machinery, making any purchase only a few clicks away. The digital transforma...

March 9, 2018

Selecting the Right Valuation Solution for Your Loan Portfolio

Regular valuations are an extremely important and healthy practice in mortgage portfolio monitoring from both a business and regulatory standpoint. With home prices on an upward trend for nearly the past decade, it is easy to overlook the importance of regular portfolio monitoring. In this cyclic...

February 28, 2018

Special Report: Evaluating the Housing Market Since the Great Reces...

The special report reviews the evolution of the U.S. housing market, from the April 2006 bubble, to the March 2011 market-bottom, to the October 2017 peak (post-Great Recession). It analyzes the current housing market, on a national, state and city level since the recession. It takes into conside...

October 9, 2017

Will Putting “Won’t Last” in a Housing Listing Comment Help It Sell?

The Answer is Yes, But There is More to It About a year ago, I published a blog on the impact that listing comments have on days on market: Public Listing Comments Can Have an Impact on Days on Markets. I soon realized there was confusion about the analysis, as I received inquiries asking wh...

September 19, 2016

Health of the Housing Market in the Top 100 Cities – Part II

13 Markets Overvalued Based on Fundamental and Speculative Metrics In Part I [1] of this series we evaluated the top 100 Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) using CoreLogic Market Condition Indicators (price-to-income) and the price-to-rent metrics which classified 21 markets as overva...

August 30, 2016

Health of the Housing Market in the Top 100 Cities – Part I

21 Markets Overvalued Based on Fundamental Factors of Price-to-Income and Price-to-Rent Talking about housing bubbles usually raises questions, concerns and eyebrows. However, for the past several years, home prices have continued to rise throughout the country, with many markets close to or abov...