When it Comes to building wealth, the American single-family home is the gold standard of investments. Not only is a home a place to live, but it is typically the largest investment most people will ever make—and for those that ...
Read More »Will the Russia/Ukraine Conflict Impact U.S. Housing Market?
Russia has been in the headlines a lot lately and for good reason—whether you call it a “conflict” or “military offensive” an “invasion” or “war,” Russia’s recent actions are having global consequences. Seemingly every hour, news comes out about another ...
Read More »Why Do So Few People Buy Affordable Properties at Auction?
The ease at which people could enter forbearance programs during the pandemic has caused a drastic drop in the number of distressed properties that are sold at auction. Now that many of these protections have expired some borrowers whom do ...
Read More »Is Remote Work the Answer to Affordability?
As home prices rise, affordability decreases for first-time homebuyers. New research shows that a confluence of remote work combined with declining affordability is giving some buyers the ability to relocate in search of more affordable housing.
Read More »Spotlight: U.S. Single-Family Rental Demand
A new study has found that SFRs will remain en vogue for the foreseeable future across the nation.
Read More »Fitch: RMBS Servicers Largely Weathered the Pandemic
Thirty-two of the 40 Fitch-rated RMBS firms have received “stable” ratings since being downgraded at the onset of the pandemic.
Read More »Millennial Buyers in a Changing Market
Millennials, now in their late 20s to early 40s, have gotten a bad rap for their views on the housing market. Before the pandemic, this generation was lambasted for living with their parents or perpetually renting but today, data shows ...
Read More »Snowy Vacation Homes Near Resorts Outperform the Average Home
The allure, flexibility, and outright necessity of remote work during the pandemic bought major shifts to the housing market starting in 2022. Affluent Americans took advantage of market conditions to move out of pandemic hotspots (mainly cities) and flocked to ...
Read More »Forecast: Remote Work Will Continue to Impact Migration Patterns
According to Arch Mortgage Insurance Company (Arch MI), a Greensboro, North Carolina based company offering risk management and financial institutions to mortgage lenders, 2022 was nothing short of an amazing year for the housing market. Home prices rose at an ...
Read More »Foreclosure Starts Jump Sevenfold
With the national foreclosure rate hitting its highest level since May 2021, foreclosure starts jumped to 32,900 loans in January.
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