On Wednesday, September 2, the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly update on Unemployment in States and Local Areas. The report will include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and ...

An industry expert discusses the challenges facing SFR investors, as well as how the industry is innovating during the pandemic

According to a new analysis, the most intense storm to hit the northwestern Gulf Coast since 1856 “brings threat of further economic uncertainty to the region.”

GSE Fannie Mae recently reminded those impacted by Hurricane Laura and the California wildfires that mortgage assistance and disaster relief options are available. Under Fannie Mae's guidelines for single-family mortgages impacted by a natural disaster, homeowners may request mortgage assistance ...

FHFA Director Mark Calabria said the changes would help "keep borrowers in their homes during the pandemic" and protect "more than 28 million homeowners with an Enterprise-backed mortgage."

Now at all-time low, an increase in foreclosure rates may be "inevitable" once state-level moratoria have expired. Here’s the latest.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend buying qualified loans in forbearance as well as several loan origination flexibilities. To support homeowners and mortgage lenders, the agency approved a continued extension ...

Hurricane season could produce 16 to 18 storms nationwide this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's forecasts conducted last May.   Considering the formation of two named storms this past week, some experts believe even more could materialize. This increases risk for millions of ...

For about a decade GSE Fannie Mae has been carrying delinquent mortgages that have started performing again (that is, payments on the mortgages have become current with or without the assistance of modification of loan terms). Fannie Mae packages and ...

A group of landlords in Massachusetts is fighting at both the state and federal level to have an eviction and foreclosure ban lifted. They say the moratorium is hurting them financially and that it is unlawful. The case is being heard ...