Since Airbnb’s launch in 2008, the home-sharing service has grown to currently include more than 2 million listings in 191 countries. Because of this, some home builders are developing new plans with the home-sharing industry in mind but for lenders, Airbnb may bring more trouble than anticipated.
Read More »Job Report Hits the Mark for July
Economists and analysts widely praised July’s Employment Situation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday, not just for the headline number, but also for the majority of the data contained within.
Read More »Could Single-Family Rental Transactions Pose Minimal Credit Risk?
The number of homes removed from single-borrower single-family rental transactions has been negligible, posing minimal credit risk for these transactions, according to a recent report from Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC.
Read More »Delgado Appointed to Operation Homefront Board of Directors
Five Star Institute President and CEO Ed Delgado was appointed on Thursday to the national Board of Directors for Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit that builds strong, stable, and secure military families.
Read More »Fannie Mae’s Earnings Rise Even Higher for Q2
Fannie Mae's Q2 earnings report still contained several positives, among them liquidity provided to the mortgage market and credit risk transfer, despite a year-over-year decline in profitability.
Read More »Jerry Brown Calls Out GSEs
Recently Governor Jerry Brown of California spoke during a White House conference call to reporters on his frustrations with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their reservations on promoting the federal loan program for home energy and improvements.
Read More »Despite Q2 Net Loss Nationstar Remains Positive
The first quarter this year was not kind to non-bank mortgage servicers, earnings-wise and likewise, the industry has seen that the second quarter has not been so great, either.
Read More »Price Appreciation Expected to Continue
The rate at which home prices have appreciated over the last year is not expected to slow down over the next year.
Read More »New Post-HAMP Relief Solutions Proposed
CFPB has proposed a set of consumer protection principles to guide mortgage servicers, investors, government housing agencies, and policymakers as they develop new foreclosure relief solutions.
Read More »Could Housing Counseling Use an Upgrade?
Housing counseling as a resource to reduce the need for loan modification and foreclosures has been shown to be very beneficial since the housing crisis, but is there still more housing counseling can do to further impact homeowners?
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