One full year into the pandemic finds housing inventory dropping nearly 33% year-over-year, with the rising price of building materials impacting listings.
Read More »How Parents Feel About the Homes They Lead
Homeownership, for many, is a significant component of achieving the whole American Dream. But some who attain it later regret it. Why? And who is most likely to face such a quandary? A survey from LendingTree, published just before Mother's ...
Read More »Despite Pandemic, Fewer Homeowners Missing Payments
A new report finds that many still face economic-related duress due to the pandemic, with just under five million households missing mortgage or rent payments in March.
Read More »The Sky’s the Limit With SFR
Representatives of Civic Financial Services, Global Strategic, Lima One Capital, Marketplace Homes, Pintar Investment Company, PlanOmatic, Property Loan Exchange, and RCN Capital discuss why SFR is a solid bet for investors.
Read More »What is Motivating Distressed-Property Investors?
A report shows that local investors rehabbing and reselling to owner-occupants are driving demand for foreclosure properties.
Read More »Brian Montgomery & Colleagues Launch Gate House Strategies
Former HUD Deputy Secretary and FHA Commissioner joins four colleagues in new advisory venture targeting governmental and housing policy and programmatic compliance and litigation support.
Read More »Cash-Out Refis Drive Default Risk
GSE volume increased YoY in Q4, with low rates factoring into a steady rise in cash out refis.
Read More »How Telework Will Impact Home-Location Preferences
Despite the rollout of vaccines and loosened social-distancing recommendations, remote work is here to stay for many Americans, and that will continue to impact the housing market, experts say.
Read More »CFPB Gauges COVID-Related Borrower Challenges
Two new reports measure what mortgage borrowers are experiencing with their lenders and servicers during the time of the pandemic.
Read More »The Importance of Specificity: Insights Into Latino Homeownership
In this episode of DS5, we speak with Frank Fuentes, the National VP of Multicultural Community Lending at New American Funding and Vice-Chair of Five Star’s American Mortgage Diversity Council.
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