A new study from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies details eight key traits the single-family rental market has exhibited over the past two decades, highlighting the importance of this market to the nation’s housing supply.

The Five Star Institute, in conjunction with the National REO Brokers Association, has assembled a panel of experts to detail how the REO industry is bracing for an uptick in activity, and how to prep for a jump in volume.

A new Bureau analysis details the popularity of employer-driven debt, including the challenges workers and consumers face when they become indebted to an employer or an employer’s affiliate as a condition of employment.

The Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act would create statutory timelines to process mortgages involving properties located on tribal trust land.

The Housing Supply Expansion Act would reform a 1930s-era labor law by reducing labor costs and administrative burdens on residential construction contractors.

A new bill seeks to protect single-family affordable housing stock, while cracking down on large corporate investors by restricting tax breaks.

The MBA reports that the share of mortgage loans in forbearance fell to 0.44% nationwide in June, with nearly 80% of that total citing pandemic-related reasons for their forbearance.

The addition of 25-year industry vet Darcy Allen bolsters Treliant’s Financial Crimes and Fraud Solutions practice, streamlining the firm’s risk management.

The Department has published a Request for Information asking the public how it can simplify programs and reduce burdens to increase access to its programs.

The Low-Income First-Time Homebuyers (LIFT) Act will help reduce the racial wealth gap by allowing qualified buyers to build equity–and wealth–at twice the rate of a conventional 30-year mortgage.