• Judge blocks key Hometap defenses in Massachusetts HEI lawsuit,Jonathan Delozier

    Judge blocks key Hometap defenses in Massachusetts HEI lawsuit

    A Massachusetts judge has barred home equity contract provider Hometap from arguing that state regulators previously approved or implicitly sanctioned the company’s business model — strengthening the attorney general’s consumer protection lawsuit against Hometap. In a Dec. 19 decision, Suffolk Count

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  • Home price growth slows, affordability pressures persist,Jonathan Delozier

    Home price growth slows, affordability pressures persist

    U.S. home price growth remained muted in October as high mortgage rates and affordability constraints continued to weigh on the housing market, according to data released Tuesday by S&P Dow Jones Indices. The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index rose 1.4% from a year earlier — up

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  • Loan officer mental health: How to recognize & prevent burnout,Julia Mahan, Gina Baker

    Loan officer mental health: How to recognize & prevent burnout

    Over the past few years, the mortgage industry has seen a significant decline in the number of loan originators. Loan officer burnout is a constant reality of the job, and what starts as long hours or a stressful month can gradually evolve into exhaustion, irritability, detachment and a loss of pass

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