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The Mortgage Note Reports
Loan Apps Ride Higher: Mortgage loan application volume rose again last week, with refis seeing an increase of 15% from the week prior.
Hepp At CoreLogic: Selma Hepp has been named Chief Economist at CoreLogic, cementing her title after becoming interim Chief in mid-2022.
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In other mortgage and housing news…
Buyers Off The Mark: The 11% of Americans who hope to buy a home in 2023 expect to spend $269,000– nearly $100,000 below the actual typical home price.
Chatbot Like A Pro: Real estate brokers are turning to an AI chatbot to assist with everyday tasks, like filling in knowledge gaps that would otherwise take hours of research.
BK’s First Look: Delinquencies nationwide inched up seven basis points in December to 3.08%, but finished the year down 9% from December 2021.
More Layoffs Coming: More businesses anticipate shrinking, rather than growing, employment for the first time since 2020, according to surveyed economists.
New SPCP: Guaranteed Rate introduced a new SPCP providing up to $8,000 in assistance to underserved homebuyers.
Crispy Deal: A mansion in Tennessee that was badly charred in a fire has been purchased by entrepreneur Mike Thakur for a new YouTube series.