Favorable real estate trends previously experienced out West have now begun to head East as shown in this month's Pro Teck Valuation Services Home Value Forecast.
Read More »Home Sales Predicted to Cool in Remainder of Year
Home sales for 2016 thus far have been in good shape, but it could be coming to an end, at least temporarily and especially for sales of existing homes that must eventually face the harsh reality of tight inventory and rising prices according to Zillow’s recent July home sales forecast
Read More »Daniel Mudd, Ex-Fannie Mae CEO, Settles with SEC
Former Fannie Mae CEO, Daniel Mudd, reached a settlement over a lawsuit with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed against Mudd nearly five years ago.
Read More »The Next Generation: Attracting New Blood to the Mortgage Industry
In an industry with the professionals averaging their ages in the 50's, what are businesses in the mortgage and housing sector doing to attract millennials into the workforce and pass on the industry to the next generation of professionals?
Read More »Freddie Mac Preps for Issuance of Securities Under CSP
By the end of this year, Freddie Mac may be the first company to issue fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities through the Common Securitization Platform (CSP).
Read More »Are Low Foreclosure Rates Due to the Job Market?
With foreclosure starts being at their lowest level since 2000, Fannie Mae reports that the major drop in foreclosures can be tied to a number of economic factors, but the major reason is the jobs market.
Read More »First Look at the Mortgage Performance Stats
Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. recently released the “first look” at July 2016 month-end mortgage performance statistics derived from its loan-level database representing the majority of the national mortgage market.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Will Home Price Appreciation Fall Further?
According to the last FHFA Home Price Index (HPI) report for May 2016, price appreciation slipped to a rate of 5.6 percent. What will the rate look like for this month's HPI?
Read More »Laws Combating Blight May Present Challenges to Servicers
Some states have issued laws to combat urban blight but these laws may present new and different challenges to servicers.
Read More »Investability Hosted Webinar About State of the SFR Rental Industry
Dennis Cisterna, Chief Revenue Officer for Investability, hosted a recent webinar to discuss how there's no specific larger economy issues changing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Read More »