What happens when surging real estate development collides with the realities brought about by climate change? Find out how one community is facing those challenges.
Read More »House-Flipping Hot Spots
Even in a tough seller's market, there's money to be made in flipping houses. A new report looks at where renovation dollars provide the best ROI.
Read More »Freddie Mac Announces Q2 Results
On Tuesday, the GSE provided an update on how it fared during 2018’s second quarter, spotlighting “strong business revenues” and a “favorable litigation judgment.” Click through to learn all the details.
Read More »Senate Extends National Flood Insurance Program
The program received a last-minute reprieve as it approached its expiration deadline, with the Senate vote granting it four more months of funding.
Read More »Which Cities Have Homeowners Struggling to Save?
A joint study by PropertyShark and RENTCafé on discretionary income took data from residents in the top 50 largest cities to determine the locales where the locals can live more lucratively. Taking median household income, home prices, and cost of ...
Read More »HUD Approves $1.5B Disaster Aid for Puerto Rico
The department has approved a plan to implement the $1.5 billion allocated to assist in Puerto Rico's infrastructure that was impacted after hurricanes Maria and Irma. Click here for the details.
Read More »Delinquencies and Home Equity
The Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center released its monthly chartbook, revealing an expanding housing market with rising equity, a low share of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), and a continuing rise in the presence of nonbank mortgage loan originators. Growing household ...
Read More »Michigan Residents Get Foreclosure Relief
The Great Lake State’s housing market is feeling the smoother seas of change this month, with two major programs aimed at housing affordability taking off in its two most populous cities. From a lawsuit resulting in major foreclosure forgiveness in ...
Read More »Rising Home Values Reaching Pre-Recession Peak
For seven out of the 35 largest U.S. housing markets, home values have finally regained the value they lost during the recession, according to the latest market research by Zillow. More than 95 percent of surveyed homes are worth more ...
Read More »LoanCare Rating ‘Reaffirmed and Maintained’
LoanCare, a ServiceLink company, has announced that its rating has been reaffirmed and maintained as Above Average, both as a residential mortgage primary servicer and as a residential special servicer, from S&P Global. According to their press release, the outlook ...
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