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Katie Jensen

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Katie Jensen is a mortgage news reporter at NMP.

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Pending Home Sales Rebound In May

Pending home sales rose 8% month-over-month and increased 13.1% year-over-year.

Jun 30, 2021
Mortgage Applications Decrease 6.9%

Mortgage application volume fell to the lowest level in almost a year and a half.

Jun 30, 2021
FHFA Reduces Interest Rates To Help Borrowers Suffering COVID-19 Hardships

Flex modification terms will be adjusted so borrowers can pay a reduced interest rate, regardless of their loan-to-value (LTV) ratio.

Jun 30, 2021
Home Prices Spiked Dramatically In April

The National Home Price NSA Index reported a 14.6% annual gain in April, up from 13.3% in the previous month.

Jun 30, 2021
CFPB Finds Evidence Of Redlining And Deceptive Acts In 2020

Enforcement actions resulted in more than $124 million in consumer remediation and civil money penalties in 2020

Lodasoft And Doma Integrate To Create Efficient Digital Closings

Lodasoft and Doma will be integrating their products to make real estate closings simpler and more efficient.

Jun 29, 2021
Homeowners And Renters Respond Differently To Job Loss

College-educated homeowners are twice as likely to leave the workforce after a job loss compared to renters.

Jun 29, 2021
Black Homeowners Face Higher Financial Standards

Survey finds Black Americans face greater financial and generational barriers when it comes to homeownership.

Jun 29, 2021
U.S. Construction Industry Projected To Grow 15.6% In 2021

The U.S. construction industry is projected to grow by more than 15% in 2021, despite pandemic-induced challenges.

Love The One You’re With: Home Improvements Trend Upward As Purchases Decline

More than two-thirds of U.S. homeowners (67%) plan to tackle home improvements this year, according to the latest BMO Real Financial Progress Index.

Jun 29, 2021