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Cover Feature
ECONOMIC
UPDATE 2025
MortgagePoint surveys a panel of
economists and industry experts
about where the housing market and
mortgage industry will be headed
in a new year and under a new
incoming president.
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MORTGAGE DIGITALIZATION
2.0: MOVING BEYOND
INTEGRATIONS
MEETING RENTERS WHERE
THEY ARE
UNDERSTANDING THE
SURGE IN TITLE FRAUD—
AND HOW TO PREVENT IT
Contributed Spotlight:
Legal League
TAKING FORECLOSURES
BEYOND JUDICIAL AND NON-
JUDICIAL ACTIONS
Also in this Issue
POST-ELECTION MARKET
ACTIVITY TICKS UP AS BUYERS
BEGIN TO TOUR HOMES
SEASONAL FACTORS HELP
MODERATE FORECLOSURE
FILINGS
FHFA ANNOUNCES DEEMED-
ISSUANCE RATIO FOR 2025
CALENDAR YEAR
NEW FORECAST PINPOINTS
2025'S TOP HOUSING MARKETS