A new analysis by the GSE has concluded that appraisals falling below contracted sale prices are disproportionately impacting hundreds of thousands of Black and Latino applicants.
Read More »Single-Family Rent Growth Hits Record High in July
Single-family rent growth increased five-fold year-over-year for the second consecutive month, with rent growth in popular tourist destinations continuing to pick up steam.
Read More »The State of the Single-Family Rental Market
Part of the Five Star Conference, the Single-Family Rental and Investment Roundtable delved into SFR trends and challenges, lending strategies, and where to seek out new investments.
Read More »Five Star Conference Labs Highlight Innovations in the Servicing Sector
The final day of the Five Star Conference 2021 featured two educational Labs geared toward servicing professionals, as they look to technology and its role in the future of the foreclosure process.
Read More »Five Star Honors Industry Leaders at Women in Housing Event
The final day of the Five Star Conference included the Women in Housing Leadership Awards, as well as a panel featuring insights from a number of accomplished female industry leaders.
Read More »Keys for Life Ceremony Honors Montgomery, Celebrates Vets
The Five Star Institute and its sponsors capped Tuesday’s programming at the 2021 Five Star Conference and Expo as industry leaders gathered to celebrate the dream of homeownership during this year’s Keys for Life Reception and Concert. The event included ...
Read More »Top Legal Minds Address Pressing Housing Issues
Members of Five Star Institute's Legal League 100 gathered at the Five Star Conference where they discussed the regulatory landscape, court backlogs, staffing challenges, and more.
Read More »HUD’s ‘All-Hands-on-Deck’ Approach to ‘House America’
The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge called on local leaders to join a HUD-led initiative to create more homes in America. House America is a federal initiative in which HUD and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness ...
Read More »Critical Defect Rate Dips
Despite the quarterly decline, analysts say lenders and servicers should be mindful of what is on the horizon.
Read More »Radian Expands titlegenius Closing Services Platform
Philadelphia-based Radian Group Inc. announced that its title insurance and closing services offering, titlegenius, launched in Arizona, California, Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania, following its initial debut in Florida. titlegenius platform provides a simple, transparent, and secure way to order title ...
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