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An upcoming webinar will forecast housing values over the next year, given the current market environment, as well as discussing loss mitigation decisioning.

Attorney Joseph T. McCormick details a recent Ninth Circuit opinion on when a servicer can take possession of a property under the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act. 

Across the U.S., there are nearly 40% fewer homes for sale compared to pre-pandemic norms, as new listings dropped an overall 23% from last June, according to Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index.

A new report from Fitch Ratings found that delinquencies remained flat to close out Q4 2022, with successful workout strategies helping more homeowners retain their homes and avoid foreclosure.

According to a new report from The Eviction Lab, COVID-era policies cut eviction filings by more than half, with resources including eviction moratoria to prevent immediate displacement, stimulus payments, expanded unemployment insurance, and emergency rental assistance.

Oregon, Washington State, and higher-priced areas of the country are absorbing a larger share of recent market declines based on data from Q1 2023, while other lower-priced areas show less impact from the recent downturn.

The Five Star Institute, in partnership with SWBC, recently presented a webinar discussing a number of factors facing the U.S. economy and the current mortgage marketplace, and what’s in store for the industry for the remainder of 2023.

According to a new report from Redfin, over 92% of homeowners with mortgages have rates below the current weekly average of 6.71%, which is near the highest level in over 20 years—prompting many potential home sellers to stay put.

Multi-language translations of single-family mortgage documents in Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese are now available for lenders and servicers when working with borrowers with limited English proficiency.

A new analysis from industry veteran Don Layton details the controversy surrounding how the Federal Housing Finance Agency has changed the specific amounts by which Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac risk-adjust the interest rates at which they purchase mortgage loans.