Conventional wisdom and regulatory history are being shaken up across the industry thanks to technological enhancements in data and analytics—DnA—now revolutionalizing home appraisals. Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the December issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »Fannie Offers $10M for Affordable Housing Solutions
Fannie Mae is offering $10 million dollars for solutions to the country’s affordable housing issues. The government-sponsored enterprise issued its Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge earlier this week.
Read More »Property Taxes a Struggle for Northeast Homeowners
Data indicates that Northeastern and Southern U.S. property tax delinquency is well above the national delinquency rate of 8.4 percent.
Read More »Housing Confidence High as 2017 Winds Down
Optimism for the U.S. housing market stayed afloat in the fourth quarter. But there are signs that confidence is taking on water, especially when it comes to the economy.
Read More »Senate Confirms Paul Compton as HUD General Counsel
The Senate voted Monday night to confirm President Trump's nominee for HUD General Counsel, Paul Compton.
Read More »Puerto Rico Is Heading for a Foreclosure Epidemic
As Puerto Rico faces its worst housing crisis yet, rebuilding the island’s housing market will require more than just new power grids and homes.
Read More »Housing Market to Remain Bullish in 2018
According to a new report by Fannie Mae, housing activity remained upbeat towards the end of 2017, on the back of tight inventory that continued to boost home prices.
Read More »Rebuilding and Rethinking
With 2018 on the horizon, the mortgage and servicing industry is taking stock of what’s come before and bracing to meet the obstacles—and the opportunities—lying ahead.
Read More »Affordable Single-Family Rental Shortages Creating Investment Opportunities
According to a new report by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, the number of broadening renter demographics will create demand for a wide variety of rental housing in the years to come, creating opportunities for single-family rental investment.
Read More »Identity Fraud in Mortgage: The Threat is Real . . . and Growing
With reported wire fraud scams increasing drastically in the last year, it’s time for the industry to have a wake-up call.
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