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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

Black Knight Inc.: Black Knight’s September 2018 Mortgage Monitor

This month's report looks at the continued impact of rising interest rates ... and see at least a 0.75 percent rate reduction from a refinance - and home affordability. As Ben Graboske, executive vice ... read more

Mortgage applications drop to 4-year low as interest rates hit 8-year high

Rising interest rates are now clearly taking their toll on potential homebuyers ... of eligible borrowers who could benefit from a refinance in half this year alone, according to new data from Black K... read more

Millions of homeowners just missed their chance to refinance

As a result, the number of borrowers who could have benefited from a refinance this year alone dropped by 56 percent, according to a new report from analytics firm Black Knight ... Higher rates are al... 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

Missed Opportunity

Only 1.86 million mortgage holders had an interest rate incentive to refinance indicating a 56 percent decrease from the start of the year according to Black ... due to rising rates, for an ... read more

More than 2 million homeowners just missed their chance to save money by refinancing

The number of borrowers who could have benefited from a refinance this year alone dropped by 56 percent, according to a new report from real estate data analytics firm Black Knight ... Higher rates ar... 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

Black Knight: Home Price Increases are Slowing; Affordability Stabilizes

The question now is whether tightening affordability will ... years while prepayments among fixed-rate loans declined 7 percent. Black Knight said that not only are rising short-term rates moving ARM ... 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, Inc. (BKI)

Today, the Data & Analytics division of Black Knight ... impact of rising interest rates on both the refinanceable population – homeowners with mortgages who could likely qualify for and see at least ... 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