Daily Dose

Even as the housing market booms, vacant and abandoned “zombie properties” continue to plague many municipalities, lingering reminders of the housing crisis. Here’s how the industry and communities around the nation are working together to take down the zombies.

Find out why a new study reported that delinquencies made a double-digit jump last month—the largest increase since 2008.

Warning signs are flashing in the housing market, says Lakshman Achuthan, COO and Co-Founder of the Economic Cycle Research Institute in New York.

A top bank has pledged to invest in the upliftment of Washington D.C. neighborhoods, even as a retail giant looks at opening up its offices in this region. How will these initiatives impact the housing market in the nation’s capital?

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has released a report enumerating the total number of complaints it has received by state and financial product or service. Find out what states complain the most (and least) about mortgage issues and why.

The FHFA has outlined a roadmap for the housing finance agency and the entities under its conservatorship for a more diverse and inclusive future by 2021. What are those goals and how will they impact your business?

How can we ensure sensible regulations are in place to protect homeowners and the mortgage industry? An open dialogue between government officials and industry leaders is indispensable to achieve a balance. Find out more here.

Rick Sharga, EVP, Carrington Mortgage Holdings discusses some of the pressing issues facing today's housing market and the trends that are likely to shape it in 2019.

Consumer credit default rates for mortgages have remained fairly stable this year, according to a new analysis. Here’s a breakdown of how mortgage defaults performed compared to credit cars and auto loan default rates.

In a move intended to speed up payments on claims, the FHA has revised certain requirements for servicers. Click through to learn more about these changes and what type of mortgages they would impact.