Average FICO scores for borrowers born 1980-1999 has decreased, leading to a strong purchase market within this demographic, researchers report.
Read More »Pandemic-Era Milestone: Loans in Forbearance Under 2 Million
In the last several weekly forbearance reports from Black Knight, which has been tracking COVID-related forbearance activity since the pandemic onset, researchers foresaw "larger improvement" this week as 218,000 plans faced quarterly reviews at the end of June. (They also said ...
Read More »Fannie Mae’s Chief Economist Talks Housing
DS News recently sat down with Doug Duncan to break down the factors in play shaping the current state of the housing marketplace.
Read More »New Listings Return to 2019 Levels
The sizzling seller's market shows some signs of cooling, but, according to analysts, "only by a few degrees."
Read More »Remote Work Situations Aid in Overcoming Down Payment Hurdles
A new study has found that new opportunities are now present in the current housing market that did not exist just pre-pandemic.
Read More »How Hurricanes Affect Local Housing Markets
Tropical Storm Elsa marks the beginning of storm season expected to threaten some 8 million homes with more than $1.9 trillion in reconstruction cost value.
Read More »The Exchange: Freddie Mac’s Kevin Palmer
DS News sat down with the SVP of Single-Family Portfolio Management to discuss the many options with which the GSE has provided homeowners throughout the pandemic.
Read More »Metros Where the Most Homeowners are Making Moves
Researchers analyze relocation trends and the relationship between how long residents have lived in their homes and local home price growth.
Read More »Mr. Cooper Sells Off Its Reverse Servicing Portfolio
Mortgage servicer unloads its Champion Mortgage portfolio to Mortgage Assets Management in order to focus on its core origination and servicing segments.
Read More »The Swiftly Evolving Rental Housing Sector
Research shows a recent influx of single-family/low-density rental activity—here is what that could mean for small-scale investors, and more.
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