The market share for single-family rental homes built for the express purpose of renting is falling. Why is the market for these homes growing?
Read More »Strong Equity Gains are Giving Homeowners More Options
Research found a disparity in attitudes toward home equity between those who bought post-2009 (after the housing bust) and those who bought during the boom. What is the driver behind the disparity?
Read More »Calendar Pushes 30-Day Delinquency Rate Upward
The number of mortgage loans 30 days or more past due but not in foreclosure hit an 11-month high in January. What role did the calendar play in the increase?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Will the GDP Bounce Back?
Recent headwinds have been a hot discussion topic among economists in the last couple of months, particularly since GDP growth totaled only 0.7 percent in the first estimate for Q4. Will the rate of GDP growth rise or fall in the second Q4 estimate?
Read More »HUD Invests Further in Housing Counseling
Hundreds of housing counseling agencies nationwide will receive the HUD grants, which will assist families who are buying their first home, attempting to locate affordable rental housing, or trying to avoid foreclosure.
Read More »Treasury to Provide More TARP Funds for Hardest Hit Communities
The latest allocation to the Hardest Hit Fund from the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program, which totals $2 billion, is the fifth round of HHF funding aimed at helping struggling homeowners and stabilizing neighborhoods.
Read More »Fannie Mae CEO: 2015 Was a ‘Strong’ Year Despite Drop in Earnings
Both GSEs reported substantial year-over-year declines in net income for 2015 and FHFA Director Mel Watt said on Thursday that risks facing the FHFA are "certain to escalate" the longer the conservatorships continue.
Read More »Lawmakers Petition NCUA Chair for Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions
A bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives is urging NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz to allow well-run credit unions to qualify for the 18-month exam cycle.
Read More »Vacant and Abandoned Properties: An ‘Issue of National Concern’
Building on momentum from meeting with HUD Secretary Julián Castro last week to discuss the issue of vacant and abandoned properties, Five Star President and CEO Ed Delgado moderated an important industry panel Thursday on transforming blighted communities.
Read More »Watt: Risks Facing FHFA are ‘Certain to Escalate’ as Conservatorships Continue
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are required by law to reduce their capital buffer to zero by January 1, 2018. If their losses exceed their capital buffer, they would require another draw from Treasury.
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