An upcoming Five Star webinar, presented by Selene Title, will tackle the topic of title and its critical role in the single-family rental, build-for-rent, and bulk transaction marketplaces. Click through to learn more and register to attend this event.
Read More »Sen. Brown Seeks FTC Review of Rental Pricing Algorithms
In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, Sen. Sherrod Brown urges the Commission to examine whether proprietary rental pricing algorithms may be hurting competition, in violation of antitrust laws.
Read More »HUD Issues Nearly $150M in Supplemental COVID Assistance
Owners of properties participating in multifamily-assisted housing programs can now apply for reimbursement of costs for property improvements and other measures taken to protect residents from pandemic-related issues.
Read More »Examining the Impact of Wildfire Mitigation on Homeowners’ Insurance
A new report from the Casualty Actuarial Society takes a closer look at catastrophe models in measuring the effects of wildfire mitigation on homeowners and communities nationwide.
Read More »The Role of Title in the SFR Market
An upcoming Five Star webinar, presented by Selene Title, will feature a panel of experts tackling the topic of title and its critical role in the single-family rental, build-for-rent, and bulk transaction marketplaces. Click through to learn more and register to attend.
Read More »OCC Approves NYCB/Flagstar Merger
Once finalized, the combined entity will operate nearly 400 branches across nine states, and its mortgage division will operate nationally through 81 retail lending offices in 26 states, with a wholesale network of approximately 3,000 third-party originators.
Read More »U.S. Housing Supply Rises in September
HUD and the Census Bureau reported that single-family home sales fell month-over-month in September, with the nation’s supply of homes for sale rising by 1.1 months to 9.2, above the standard for a balanced market that favors buyers and sellers evenly.
Read More »Falling Home Sales and Drop in Prices Result in Diminished Demand
Rapidly rising rates and inflation rates last seen 40 years ago pushed more away from the housing market in August, as S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller reported continued declines in nationwide price gains.
Read More »More Homeowners Investing in Climate Risk Protection
Redfin has found that one-third of homeowners have spent $5,000 or more to make their homes more resilient to climate risk, and 36% say they have an insurance policy covering flooding—a higher share than other climate risks.
Read More »Ginnie Mae to Change Its Re-Pooling Requirements
New policy changes will improve the strength of the mortgage sector by increasing issuer liquidity by shortening the re-pooling seasoning requirement for reperforming loans from six months to three months.
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