Daily Dose

Why have property managers in SFR securitizations been steadily increasing rents more for renewals than for new tenants for vacant properties over the past two years?

The National Legal and Policy Center is asking the Attorney General for the District of Columbia and the HUD Inspector General to investigate the conduct of MBA President and CEO David Stevens.

Economic slowdowns have caused many to believe that the Fed will cut rates instead of raising them in the next few months But one analysis says that is not likely to happen.

For the most part, when being investigated over their pre-crisis residential mortgage-backed securities practices, the nation’s largest banks have come out having to pay billions of dollars in settlements and penalties.

Freddie Mac began its credit risk transfer sharing initiatives in 2013 as a way to transfer a portion of the risk on residential single-family mortgages to private investors and away from taxpayers.

With the regulatory turbulence of 2014 largely behind them, Ocwen still had a tough year financially in 2015.

The January employment summary reported approximately half of the monthly job gains than in the previous three months. Will February's report be solid enough to convince the Fed to raise rates again in March?

The single-family rental market has seen an unprecedented boom in popularity in the last couple of years. But a recent survey indicates that the rising cost of rents, as well as certain life events, are pushing some out of the rental market and into buying.

GDP growth was modest in the BEA's second Q4 estimate. Will the GDP make a comeback, and what does this all mean for housing?

The percentage of home sales that were all-cash transactions was higher in November than in recent months due to TRID. Will the cash sales share return to normal or will the delays keep it elevated?