Investors are capitalizing on smaller, single-family homes, as a Forbes report states single-family assets are “viable and a class in and of itself.” The report states that most institutional-level investors began showing interest in single-family rental following the Great Recession, ...
Read More »Stocks Fall, Yield Curve Inverts as Recession Fears Grow
Editor's note: This is a breaking story. Please check back for updates. Recession fears filled Wall Street on Wednesday as the Dow Jones crashed, falling more than 800 points and the 10-year treasury yield briefly broke the two-year rate for ...
Read More »Homeowners Bracing for Climate Change
As half of residents in major U.S. metro areas believe climate change will affect their homes or communities within their lifetime, what steps are being taken to prevent catastrophe?
Read More »Hurricane Barry’s $300M Cost to Insurers
A new report examines just how much the damage from Hurricane Barry was worth, and how much of it was insured.
Read More »Fannie Mae Launches 13th Re-Performing Loan Sale
Fannie Mae's latest sale consists of approximately 29,600 loans, having an unpaid principal balance of approximately $5.1 billion and marketed with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Read More »New York Fed Gives Unfavorable Review of Housing Sector
Merriam Webster's Dictionary defines anemic as: “lacking force, vitality, or spirit.” The Federal Reserve Bank of New York felt that is an appropriate depiction of the current housing market, as it called housing starts and permits “anemic” in its August ...
Read More »Rising Waters, Rising Delinquencies
Delinquency rates dropped year-over-year, but in the Midwest, recent flooding has left its impact on borrowers.
Read More »Why are Homeownership Rates Falling?
Despite all signs pointing toward a growing housing sector—record-low mortgage rates, strong refinance activity, and falling interest rates—information from Axios shows homeownership rates are dropping across the board. From 2002 to 2018, the homeownership rate for ages 35-64 have ...
Read More »NYC’s Continuing Fight Against Zombie Properties
New York has been hit hard by foreclosures and zombie properties in recent years. But a new group is looking to address abandoned properties in the city.
Read More »HUD Invests in Small Distressed Communities
HUD has awarded $6 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to provide technical assistance to small distressed communities. Here’s what the grant entails.
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