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Nicole Casperson is the Associate Editor of DS News and MReport. She graduated from Texas Tech University where she received her M.A. in Mass Communications and her B.A. in Journalism. Casperson previously worked as a graduate teaching instructor at Texas Tech's College of Media and Communications. Her thesis will be published by the International Communication Association this fall. To contact Casperson, e-mail: [email protected].

What’s on the Horizon for Housing Affordability?

With a new year on deck, CoreLogic recently released its Economic Outlook report, which predicts the central theme for the 2018 housing market—affordability. According to the analysis, there are three main factors driving this forecast.

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CoreVest Announces Inaugural Deal with Freddie Mac

CoreVest, the lender to residential real estate investors, announced that it has recently been approved under a pilot program with Freddie Mac to provide enhanced liquidity in the single-family rental (SFR) market.  The pilot is expected to expand financing options ...

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Fannie Mae Leaders Named in “Most Powerful” List

Fannie Mae’s Jeffery Hayward, EVP and Head of Multifamily, and Kimberly Johnson, EVP and Chief Risk Officer, have been listed among Black Enterprise’s “Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America” for 2017. The annual list identifies 300 prominent African-American executives from the ...

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Roostify to Integrate with Black Knight’s Origination System

Roostify, a provider of automated mortgage transaction technology, announced that it has signed an agreement with Black Knight, Inc., to integrate its platform with Black Knight’s LoanSphere Empower loan origination system (LOS). The integration will enable Empower users to add ...

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Top 10 Housing Markets Still in Recovery Mode

Since the housing crash and recession in 2008, some metro areas have made full recoveries, while others continue to struggle. Recently released data reports the major metropolitan areas that have not yet recovered peak values reached during the previous boom.

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Silver Lining to Rising Home Prices . . .

Home prices continue to climb both year-over-year and month-over-month, according to the October 2017 Home Price Index (HPI) released by CoreLogic Tuesday Morning. Nationally, prices increased by 7 percent from October 2016 to October 2017—representing the second consecutive month of ...

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