Kurt Carlton of New Western explains how real estate investors may be able to help address the nation’s housing supply shortage.
Read More »Buyers, Sellers in ‘Chicken-or-Egg’ Situation
On the one hand, new listings are up year-over-year. On the other, buyers are entering the market in droves, offsetting gains. Click through for more on Redfin’s most recent Market Report.
Read More »VA Issues Measure to Protect Vets From Foreclosure
A six-month pause in foreclosures will extend protections to at-risk veterans until its VA Servicing Purchase program is effective and available to provide assistance to VA borrowers in financial distress.
Read More »Fannie Mae Transfers $270+ Million in Mortgage Credit Risk to Private Insurers
The GSE offloads its latest pool of risky loans to investors, which provides the opportunity for investors and reinsurers to invest in the U.S. housing finance system.
Read More »Outlook: Real Estate—Especially Commercial—On the Cusp of Revitalization
Commercial real estate looks to be on the leading edge of revitalization, according to comments made by Lawrence Yun, the Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors. Read on to see what he’s predicting for the months ahead.
Read More »Study: Private Mortgage Insurance Impacts on Homeownership
A new report from U.S. Mortgage Insurers examines the capital and operational standards implemented by the industry since the 2008 financial crisis, along with innovations to increase the distribution of credit risk.
Read More »The Cost of Doing Business
With factors ranging from low volumes to inflation and manpower shortages putting the squeeze on the property preservation and field services sectors, MortgagePoint speaks to the vendors, government agencies, and GSEs trying to guide this important industry through the challenges it faces.
Read More »HUD Reiterates the Importance of Housing in New Healthcare Report
The Biden Administration has issued a new Playbook highlighting the importance of housing as a key driver of health outcomes and providing examples of how HUD programs are working to help.
Read More »Renting Out Rooms, Amenities, Gains Traction Among Gen Zers
The concept of “house hacking”—defined as earning extra income by renting out a portion of your home or its amenities such as a pool—is exploding among younger buyers as they try to offset mortgage payments with new income streams.
Read More »Senate Banking Committee Spotlights the Nation’s Financial Regulators
A recent Senate Banking Committee hearing featured testimony from the FDIC, NCUA, OCC, and Federal Reserve, discussing protection of the nation’s banking and credit union system, and how to ensure the system equally serves all.
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