The GSE has announced updates to disclosures for the company's Single-Family MBS to further enhance its mission to support access to credit and affordable housing nationwide.
Read More »National Property Preservation Conference Returned to Washington, D.C.
The annual National Property Preservation Conference once again brought together a cross-section of field services vendors, mortgage servicing professionals, and representatives of government agencies and the GSEs to “discuss pressing issues and develop solutions.”
Read More »Poll: Property Flippers Feel the Market Improved in Q3
A new survey has found that fix-and-flip investors and rental property owners cite a high-mortgage-rate market and limited inventory as their biggest challenges, but insurance costs and coverage are growing concerns as 2024 begins.
Read More »Record Office-to-Apartment Conversions Expected in 2024
A prominent trend in renowned U.S. metros like Washington, D.C., New York, and Dallas, a new report revealed the conversion of office buildings into living spaces is projected to surge to a new record high in 2024, having more than quadrupled in the past four years.
Read More »Pending Home Sales Make Biggest Jump in Two Years
Month-over-month, pending home sales rose 4%, the biggest increase in over two years. A new report breaks down the latest, including the resurgence of bidding wars.
Read More »Bipartisan Tax Bill Introduced to Boost Affordable Housing
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith have announced bipartisan framework that promotes the financial security of working families, and expands affordable housing by enhancing the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.
Read More »December Home Sales Fall Over 6% YoY
Existing-home sales faded 6.2% in December over the same month in 2022 while the median existing-home sales price rose 4%.
Read More »Running the Numbers
For its most recent cover story, MortgagePoint assembled a panel of economists to forecast the top trends and headwinds they expect to define the housing market in 2024.
Read More »Gen Z Buyers Stand a Better Chance in the South, Midwest
Like the generation that precedes them, members of Gen Z are concerned about affordability, according to a new Point2 study, which revealed the cities and regions where the youngest Americans have the best chance of achieving homeownership.
Read More »Desire for Luxury Homes Driving Market Optimism
Luxury consumers brought fresh energy to the housing market in 2023 as their ability to pay cash for a home and ignore the lock-in effect increased, according to a new Coldwell Banker Global Program report.
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