A real estate agent can keep you calm and informed, to ensure you make a smart home buying decision. But not every real estate agent is a match for every homebuyer. Here’s what you should look for when choosing a real estate agent:

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Over the past year, M&A activity has picked up in title and escrow as many title companies expand their presence and others exit the industry. A deeper look explains why. HW+ Premium Content

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In December, AmTrust Title Insurance Company announced the hiring of seasoned underwriter Mary Shelley as its midwest region agency underwriter. We took the opportunity to talk to Shelley, who has 35 years experience in the field, about the challenges underwriters have faced during this pandemic period.

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Economists offer their takes on how high mortgage rates will climb, how lenders will respond and what impact this will have on the housing market. HW+ Premium Content

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Home prices would need to fall 68% to get back to the interim low. Considering where we are now, with home prices rising at the “too-fast” rate of over 6%, this seems unrealistic at best. But let’s put that aside for now and imagine what factors could come into play to crash the market based on historical precedent.

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President-elect Joe Biden announced several appointments Monday, including FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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People Movers provides updates about the business professionals making waves in real estate and mortgage. Here’s the latest.

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced an agreement that would allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to retain more of their earnings, among other things, but now the FHFA is saying this money alone will not raise enough to remove the mortgage giants from conservatorship.

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Biden’s $1.9 trillion financial plan, unveiled Thursday, includes a call for extending the national moratorium on evictions and foreclosures until Sept. 30.

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Wells Fargo, the second-biggest mortgage lender in the nation, continued to cede market share to nonbank rivals in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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