The 2019 Unison Volatility Index covers how investors and homeowners can reduce risk and volatility by diversifying portfolios.
Read More »The Week Ahead: The Fed Measures the Economy
This week, the Federal Reserve will release its latest Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District, or Beige Book. Here's what else is happening in the Week Ahead.
Read More »Five Star Non-QM Lending Council Adds Deephaven, Angel Oak
The Five Star Institute has announced the formation of the Non-Prime Lending Council (NLC), which is open to all professionals in the industry. The NLC, including industry leaders Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions and Deephaven Mortgage, was formed to provide professionals ...
Read More »What it Takes to Buy a Dream Home
A recent study from LendingTree takes a look at what Americans are willing to give up in order to have their dream home, and what millennials and boomers are looking for in their ideal house.
Read More »How Economic Conditions are Driving the Fed
Citing positive economic conditions, two Federal Reserve Chiefs have stated that interest rates are unlikely to be cut in July.
Read More »Fannie Mae Announces Credit Insurance Risk Transfer Transactions
The two front-end deals, CIRT FE 2019-1 and CIRT FE 2019-2, will together cover up to $14 billion of loans.
Read More »Protecting Businesses and Consumers from Fraud
After some high-profile ransomware incidents within the real estate industry, CoreLogic discussed how businesses can protect themselves from attacks.
Read More »How Fannie and Freddie are Preventing Foreclosure
According to the FHFA, the GSEs have completed 4.3 million foreclosure prevention actions since the start of conservatorship in September 2008. Here's what they did.
Read More »Technology Being Used to Battle Affordability Concerns
One of the major issues surrounding the housing market currently is the struggle to find affordable housing. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported in May that 46% of potential home buyers stated they are having trouble finding an ...
Read More »Earthquakes and California MBS
Fitch Ratings has revealed how the recent earthquakes in southern California have affected mortgage-backed securities.
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