Single-family rental home prices have been trending upwards since the Great Recession, and low-end rentals have been increasingly outpacing high-end ones for the past several years. In a new video blog, CoreLogic Principal Economist Molly Boesel explores the factors at ...
Read More »Can the Housing Market Maintain Its Momentum?
Pending home sales inched up 0.5 percent during the year according to the Pending Home Sales Index released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) on Wednesday. The Pending Home Sales Index is a monthly forward looking indicator based on ...
Read More »CFPB Ruled Constitutional—What Now?
In a split decision, a Washington appeals court has reversed a previous ruling, declaring the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be constitutional after all. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Wednesday that the ...
Read More »Is the State of Housing Strong?
On Tuesday evening, President Trump delivered his State of the Union address before the Congress. The White House released excerpts from the speech before it began, highlighting a focus on immigration reform, infrastructure, national security, and the economic impacts of ...
Read More »Massachusetts Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies Foreclosure Rights
A recent opinion in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court clarified a sticking point regarding a mortgagee’s right to foreclose, in spite of some unclear wording in the original mortgage paperwork. The case was brought against James B. Nutter Company by ...
Read More »Appeals Court Expands Ohio Statute of Limitations Decision
Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the January issue of DS News, out now. Recently, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals expanded upon the Ohio Supreme Court’s Holden decision. In Holden, the court had determined that a ...
Read More »Diversity Council Drives Progress With Leadership From Fannie Mae
As the American Mortgage Diversity Council (AMDC) strives to implement diversity and inclusion efforts within the industry, another step towards progress has been taken as the council welcomes established leader Charmaine Brown, Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Fannie Mae, to its council as Vice Chair.
Read More »The Southwest Offers Opportunities for Single-Family Rental Investors
With the continuing rise in home prices nationwide, there are still plenty of opportunities in the single-family rental (SFR) market for the shrewd investor. According to HouseCanary’s Q4 2017 Rental Investment Index, some of the best hidden gems can be ...
Read More »The State of the Housing Industry
As President Trump will present his State of the Union address to the Senate this evening, what is the State of the Housing Industry? With home prices that show no signs of decreasing, changes in leadership at the Consumer Finance ...
Read More »Affordable Housing Crisis Receiving New Attention
From recent survey results to the launching of a local government and business leaders activist group—these announcements show the nation’s commitment to affordable housing.
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