Morning Roundup (9/4/2024) – Local Elections

Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, September 4. The DOJ has charged Hamas leaders over the Oct. 7 attack. A boat carrying migrants capsized as it tried to cross the English Channel from France to Britain. Missiles struck a military academy and a hospital in eastern Ukraine. 

The Mortgage Note Reports

Go Vote: Local elections impact individual housing markets more than presidential policy, covering zoning and building rules, but most Americans don’t prioritize them.

Rocket Update: Mortgage tech expert Dan Sogorka has joined Rocket Pro TPO as its General Manager, a newly created role.

In other mortgage and housing news…

Mortgage Monitor: Declining mortgage rates have brought affordability to its best level since February and boosted refinance incentives for many recent mortgages.

Commissions Suit: Florida’s largest independent brokerage, one of a half dozen companies that sued in Burnett copycat suits, decided to settle…

Damages Suit: …while Mr. Cooper is expected to settle a lawsuit with vendor ACI Payments related to damages from unauthorized mortgage payments.

New Doc: AEI announced the premiere of The Forgotten Solution to the Housing Crunch, a documentary short highlighting light-touch density in Charlotte, NC.

Company News: Ncontracts has acquired Venminder; Figure appointed Ronald Chillemi as its first Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary; Snapdocs released “25 Questions To Ask Your eClosing Provider.”