The calls for housing finance reform have come from just about everywhere—the left, the right, and every type of organization. Now they've come from a council that was created by Dodd-Frank.
Read More »REO Decline Drives Cash Sales Share Lower
REO sales have declined by more than two-thirds since their peak five and a half years ago.
Read More »Ex-Obama Housing Adviser Joins Bipartisan Policy Center
Formerly President Obama's top housing policy adviser, Michael Stegman has joined the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) as a fellow for housing policy.
Read More »CFPB: Servicers are Using Failed Technology
According to the CFPB, some mortgage servicers have violated the Bureau's new servicing rules by continuing to use failed technology that has harmed consumers.
Read More »Foreclosure Prevention Efforts Hit Milestone
How many non-foreclosure solutions (modifications, deeds-in-lieu, short sales, and other workout plans) has the industry completed since 2007?
Read More »Legal League 100 Leadership Convenes to Discuss Strategy Shift
On Wednesday, members of the Legal League 100 Advisory Council met in Dallas, Texas, to discuss the state of the Legal League 100 and its subcommittees, and to create initiatives to reflect the concerns and needs of its membership.
Read More »How do Americans View Candidates’ Housing Policies?
A recent poll showed that American citizens do indeed want housing policy to be a front-and-center issue in the race this November.
Read More »Existing-Home Sales Forecasts Are Coming to Pass
Existing-home sales in May hit their highest pace in almost a decade, while the uptick in demand this spring amidst lagging supply levels pushed the median sales higher.
Read More »Housing Gains Still Facing Obstacles
While the national market now has enough momentum to be an engine of economic growth, the lingering pressures on homeownership, the eroding affordability of rental housing, and the growing concentration of poverty are very much in the way.
Read More »Freddie Mac Peddles More Deeply Delinquent Loans
The transaction included five pools of non-performing loans serviced by Bayview Loan Servicing and were an average of five years delinquent.
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