Amendments allow GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to continue to retain earnings until they satisfy the requirements of the 2020 enterprise capital rule. Click through to learn why some experts voiced both appreciation and concern.
Read More »Senior Housing Wealth Reaches Record $7.82 Trillion
The Reverse Mortgage Market Index rose to a new peak in Q3 2020. Click through to learn what this means for the industry.
Read More »Forbearance Volume Dips as Expirations Loom
How many homeowners remain in active forbearance plans, and how many of those continue remain current on their mortgage payments?
Read More »FHFA Extends COVID-19-Related Loan Flexibilities
The changes aim to "ensure continued support for borrowers during the COVID-19 national emergency," according to agency representatives.
Read More »Five Housing Scenarios That Promote Upward Mobility
A study suggests policymakers and housing advocates should aim to not only prevent evictions, foreclosures, and homelessness, but also to put safeguards in place to better protect people from the next housing crisis.
Read More »Are 2020’s Housing Market Trends Here to Stay?
Researchers determined the top-three most relevant real estate propensities to emerge during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and predict which patterns will stick in the long term.
Read More »The Increasing Popularity of Virtual Home Tours
“Live-video home tours have gone from futuristic fantasy to an everyday part of the homebuying process,” according to real estate experts.
Read More »Foreclosure Filings Drop to 16-Year Low
The 2020 figures represented the lowest level since ATTOM began tracking these numbers in 2005. Here’s how the numbers broke down.
Read More »$75 Billion in Flood Damages Linked to Climate Shifts
“The fact that extreme precipitation has been increasing and will likely increase in the future is well known, but what effect that has had on financial damages has been uncertain,” said one researcher.
Read More »Out-of-State Relocations for Retirees at Five-Year High
Nearly 400,000 American retirees moved their residences during 2020, the highest number in five years. According to a data study by the moving services website HigherAHelper.com analyzing the latest U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey, the number of relocating retirees ...
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