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FHFA is soliciting comments from market participants and stakeholders on the transition to updated credit scoring models and credit reporting requirements for loans acquired by the GSEs.

HUD takes additional action to evaluate and reduce residential health hazards in public housing by eliminating lead-based paints, mold, and asbestos, among other threats.

A new blog post by David Luberoff, Deputy Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, explores the concept of digitalization and how it has changed the face of producing, financing, reviewing, and regulating the current housing market.

Continuing its role as provider of counsel to the U.S. financial services industry, Weiner Brodsky Kider promotes 17-year industry veteran to lead group serving clients facing government actions and private suits.

Midwest markets were a hot spot for renters seeking more affordability during peak rental season, dominating the top half of the nation's 20 most competitive rental markets. Renters now have more options to choose from, as the national supply of apartments experienced a slight increase compared to the same time last year, according to a new RentCafe study.

According to Ginnie Mae, August 2023’s new mortgage-backed securities issuance has supported the financing of more than 123,000 households, including 59,000 of that number comprised of first-time buyers.

A growing number of millennials do not believe they will ever afford to own a home as they try to battle a confluence of adverse market conditions.

In CoreLogic's Homeowner Equity Insights report, in the second quarter of 2023, the total number of mortgaged residential properties with negative equity decreased by 6% from the first quarter of 2023, representing 1.1 million homes, or 2% of all mortgaged properties.

The Senate Banking Committee will host a panel of experts who will share ideas on how to bolster the nation’s housing inventory, as buyers seek more options in an increasingly shrinking marketplace.

In an analysis of the top quality control issues found in the mortgage servicing marketplace, missing bankruptcy notices and proof of claims documentation topped the list, with a wave of delinquencies and borrowers seeking bankruptcy court protection creating new levels of demand.