As the country faces a housing shortage as well as a fast-approaching presidential election, whichever party ends up in the White House in 2021 is going to have a significant impact on housing. Although the vice-presidential candidates did not speak ...
Read More »Fannie Mae: Assistance Available to Owners of Disaster-Impacted Properties
Hurricane Delta made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane Friday night in southwest Louisiana, miles from where Hurricane Laura made landfall six weeks ago. Property data analysts at CoreLogic last week reported hundreds of thousands of homes at risk of storm ...
Read More »Latinx Homeownership Faces ‘Roadblocks’
Both lending inequities and limited household wealth have been holding Latinx homebuyers back since, at least, the Great Recession, according to a Zillow study published Monday. While roadblocks remain, the report indicates, "remarkable growth this half-decade has boosted the share ...
Read More »DS5: Single-Family Rental Investments Now and in 2021
This week's DS5 installment features Jeffrey Tesch, CEO of RCN Capital, who discussed single-family rental (SFR) investing now and in the year to come. He tells DS5 that prior to the COVID-19 crisis, the market for SFR investing already was ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Mark Calabria Providing FHA Industry Update
The industry's COVID-19-induced shift to virtual events is in full effect, with several online conferences and webinars on the docket for this week. Here's what's happening in The Week Ahead.
Read More »Is Your Organization Among The Top Companies in Mortgage?
Continuing an annual tradition, MReport will once again shine a spotlight on the Top 25 Companies in Mortgage & Servicing. Click through to learn how to submit your organization.
Read More »Forbearance Rates Experience Biggest Weekly Drop Since Pandemic Began
This marked the first time since mid-April that the total number of forbearance plans were below the 3 million level. Here's what factors are in play.
Read More »COVID-19 Could Be Causing a ‘She-session’
According to a Zillow report, working women are being far more negatively affected by the recent recession resulting from the pandemic. In fact, the disproportion between men and women as they face housing impacts due to unemployment, housing tenure, and ...
Read More »Virtual Event Helps Build Homes for Wounded Vets
This charity’s big annual golf fundraiser faced a big change this year. Organizers of Monday’s virtual event say public participation will help them keep their promise to those who have served.
Read More »Chase Devotes $30B to Underserved Communities’ Financial Wellbeing
The investment firm will spend the next five years advancing racial equity through affordable housing, helping small business owners, and other philanthropy in Black and Latinx communities.
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