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Black Knight: The Rising Toll of Rates on Refinancing, Affordability

Black Knight defines the incentive as a transaction that would provide borrowers with at least a 0.75 percent reduction in their rate. The recent reduction in the refinance pool in only the latest in ... read more

Comparing Foreclosure Rates

The national inventory of loans in active foreclosure fell to pre-recession levels for the first time since the financial crisis in September, according to Black Knight's ... opportunity to refinance ... read more

Why Main Street Should Worry About Wall Street's Bond Selloff

According to Black Knight's August Mortgage Monitor, the monthly payment on the average home has jumped by 16 percent since the start of the year. That's up from a 3 percent increase in 2017, illustra... read more

Interest Rate Hikes Negatively Impact Refi Sector

according to new data from Black Knight Inc., which added that approximately 6.5 million homeowners now missed their opportunity to refinance because of rising rates, for an aggregate of $1.5 billion ... read more

Mortgage Rates Are Set to Jump. Here's How to Lock In a Low Rate Now

Rising interest rates, coupled with escalating home prices, have pushed affordability to its lowest point since 2010. Monthly mortgage payments required to purchase a median-priced home went up 10% in ... read more

Black Knight’s Mortgage Monitor: Homes in Lowest Price Tiers Continue to See Greatest Appreciation, Tightest Affordability

March 05, 2018 09:00 ET | Source: Black Knight, Inc. 30-year fixed mortgage interest ... It seems evident that further affordability reductions from rising interest rates could put more pressure on lo... read more

Mortgage Rates Today, Tuesday, Dec. 6: Postelection Rate Surge Cuts Potential Refinance Population in Half

The dramatic increase in mortgage rates since the presidential election has taken its toll on the number of potential refinance candidates. In a new report, real estate research firm Black Knight esti... read more

Why Home Remodeling Just Hit an All-Time High

Fast-rising ... refinancing their current mortgage to take cash out. Second loans, such as home equity lines of credit (HELOC), are booming. HELOC originations were up 10 percent year over year in 201... read more

Interest Rates Taking a Toll on Mortgage Prepayments

Rising interest rates took a toll on mortgage prepayments in January ... The information on prepayment speeds, generally a good indicator of refinance activity, is part of Black Knight's monthly "firs... read more

A renovation boom is turning people's homes into ATMs again

Fast-rising ... refinancing their current mortgage to take cash out. Second loans, such as home equity lines of credit (HELOC), are booming. HELOC originations were up 10 percent year over year in 201... read more

Pity the pangolin: little-known mammal most common victim of the wildlife trade

This black market, largely centered in East Asia ... Giving that pangolins are vanishing at massive rates, it’s more important than ever that this Saturday (February 16th) is the 2nd Annual World Pang... read more

Brexit Credited With New Refi Boom

According to a data analysis from Black ... to refinance their mortgages. “The reality is that, post-‘Brexit,’ mortgage interest rates declined by about 15 basis points–not significant in the grand sc... read more