Several housing advocates recommend policies that could make a difference when it comes to the issue of "housing underproduction," on which the Up For Growth organization published an extensive study. Said investigation showed "nearly every corner of the country bears ...
Read More »Headed for a ‘Foreclosure Surge’
A panel of real estate experts forecast what they anticipate for the final months of 2020, including a "substantial increase in foreclosures, short sales, and bank-owned properties." Here's what else they have to say.
Read More »The Week Ahead: The First Presidential Debate
Two presidential candidates will debate issues including the economy, COVID-19, and each candidates' records to date. As one economist puts it, "The outcome of the election could have a profound impact on the housing market."
Read More »DS5: Residential Real Estate Investment Landscape Insights
In this week's episode of DS5: Inside the Industry, the show is joined by William Tessar, President of Civic Financial Services, whose insight is backed by more than 30 years of retail mortgage experience. Before joining Civic in 2017, he ...
Read More »FHFA Releases Latest Mortgage Relief Numbers
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Thursday released its Q2 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, since the 2008 start of conservatorship, completed 252,014 foreclosure prevention actions. Overall, that brings the number of ...
Read More »Waters Requests Review of Disparate Impact Rule
Following HUD's announcement of the Departmentās final rule on the disparate impact standard under the Fair Housing Act, House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-California) has called on President Trump and HUD Secretary Dr. Benjamin Carson to reconsider. Suggesting ...
Read More »Study: Minority Rental Investors More Likely to Struggle
Several reports have identified the needs of renters amid a nationwide pandemic. Now information is beginning to emergeĀ related to its impact on investors. In fact, a new Urban Institute report by Research Fellows Laurie Goodman and Jung Hyun Choi ...
Read More »Where Each Presidential Candidate Stands on Housing
An economic expert has delved into the ways incumbent President Donald Trump's policies compare to challenger and former VP Joe Biden's actions and stances when it comes to industry issues.
Read More »FHFA Adjusts Deadline for Purchase of Qualified Loans
Here is a recap of the COVID-related temporary measures meant to support the secondary mortgage market's immediate liquidity needs, which the agency just extended.
Read More »Zillow Will Use In-House Agents for iBuying
Zillow, which heretofore has turned to brokerage partners to represent it in home purchases, has announced it will begin using its own agents in the booming iBuying department. In streamlining this operation by way of Zillow Offers, Zillow promises to ...
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