New, healthy housing markets are emerging in the midst of continued improvement in the job market. Which markets present the most opportunity for investors?
Read More »The Week Ahead: How the Settlement Will Affect Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs will release its earnings statement for Q1 on Tuesday, April 19. How much will the recent $5 billion settlement affect the firm's profits?
Read More »Borrowers to Get a Boost from Distressed Loan Sales Changes
The enhancements may not be the changes the advocates and lawmakers were looking for, but they are still aimed at achieving the best borrower outcomes.
Read More »Loss Mitigation Efforts Are Still Alive and Well
Mortgage servicers are still hard at work helping families avoid foreclosure, according to HOPE NOW's latest data.
Read More »What Happened to Banks’ Profits in Q1?
Several banks announced this week that their profits were down for Q1. Is there a theme to the declines in bank earnings, or is it a coincidence?
Read More »New SFR Association to Expand Market’s Influence
The Single-Family Rental Association will lead the SFR sector in identifying emerging trends, discussing solutions, and formulating best practices.
Read More »Mortgage Banking Sector Suffers at PNC
The PNC Financial Services Group's residential mortgage banking division faced losses at the start of the year due to losses related to mortgage servicing rights and lower loan sales.
Read More »Legal League 100 Servicer Summit: The Times Are Changing
The theme ringing throughout the Five Star Institute's 7th Annual Legal League 100 Spring Servicer Summit Thursday in Dallas, Texas, was this: The default servicing industry is rapidly changing.
Read More »FHFA Throws Struggling Homeowners a Lifeline
For seriously delinquent, underwater homeowners struggling through the murky aftermath of the financial crisis, help is on the way in the form of a gift from the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Read More »Pre-Crisis Investors See Fewer Defaults
Investors with property loans issued before the housing crisis continue to see fewer defaults than those for owner-occupied properties.
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