Here is a recap of the COVID-related temporary measures meant to support the secondary mortgage market's immediate liquidity needs, which the agency just extended.
Read More »Serious Mortgage Delinquency Rates on the Rise
In August, the daylight between early-stage delinquencies and seriously past-due mortgages continued to swell, according to Black Knight's "first look" at August's month-end mortgage performance statistics, which covers the majority of the national mortgage market. On the heels of falling ...
Read More »FHFA Updates Collection of Mortgage-Acquisition Data
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has revised the datasets for the Public Use Databases (PUDBs) of single-family and multifamily mortgage acquisitions by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The revisions include newly available 2019 data and final versions of data ...
Read More »Zillow Will Use In-House Agents for iBuying
Zillow, which heretofore has turned to brokerage partners to represent it in home purchases, has announced it will begin using its own agents in the booming iBuying department. In streamlining this operation by way of Zillow Offers, Zillow promises to ...
Read More »Can Opportunity Zones Help Combat Poverty?
In a new op-ed, HUD Secretary Dr. Benjamin Carson and Georgian Senator David Perdue discuss the benefits of Opportunity Zones—including jobs, access to affordable housing, and “an overall improved quality of life.”
Read More »Housing Investors Face Risk of Foreclosure
When it comes to eviction moratoria and other COVID-19 relief efforts, the focus often is on renters' hardships. A new study concentrates on struggling landlords who derive a large portion of their income from their tenants. About a third of ...
Read More »Forbearance Trends Hit a 5-Month Milestone
With the housing market continuing to perform strongly, job market changes are impacting FHA and VA borrowers. Click through to learn all the details.
Read More »FHFA’s Calabria Calls for Industry Feedback
As the Agency begins to look toward a post-conservatorship world, FHFA Director Mark Calabria has opened the floor to industry perspectives. Here's how you can share your thoughts.
Read More »How Recent Natural Disasters Challenged the Housing Market
In this video spotlight, an economist specializing in real estate examines the widespread financial impact of wildfires, storms, and Labor Day.
Read More »DS5: Industry Experts Discuss the Importance of Virtual Conferences
In a special installment of DS5’s Inside the Industry, we bring you a selection of insights about our recently wrapped Five Star Virtual Conference.
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