For the third consecutive quarter, mortgage critical defect rates declined, as ACES Quality Management notes lenders should focus on the deteriorating quality in the core underwriting categories in the coming months.
Read More »Emerging Trending Housing Topics for 2024
A new paper from Better Homes and Gardens’ Real Estate Professionals weigh in on upcoming trends that will be popular in 2024.
Read More »Sen. Warren Targets Affordable Housing Issues
In a recent speech before the New England Council, Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for big national investment to lower housing costs nationwide, while fortifying protections for both renters and families.
Read More »Property Managers Urged to Adopt Digital Payment Solutions
A new poll has found that renters prefer their property managers utilize electronic methods of payment, as nearly 80% of renters polled preferred digital payment options when receiving a security deposit refund from a landlord or property management company.
Read More »Housing Starts on the Rise in November
HUD and the Census Bureau have reported privately‐owned housing starts were up in November 2023, nearly 15% above October 2023’s totals.
Read More »Report: Home Insurance Concerns on the Rise
A new analysis from Matic has found that continued challenges may lie ahead in the home insurance landscape in 2024, as record premiums and increased deductibles continue to impact mortgage lenders.
Read More »The Number of Affordable Homes Available Dwindles
While affordability issues linger for many, a new study from Redfin has found that just a small portion of homes were deemed affordable by modern lending standards.
Read More »CFPB and Justice Department Charge Developer and Lender Over Predatory Practices
A lawsuit filed by the CFPB and Justice Department alleges that Texas-based developer and lender Colony Ridge targeted and exploited Hispanic borrowers with false statements and predatory loans.
Read More »Seriously Delinquent GSE Loans Drop in Q3
According to the FHFA’s Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report for the third quarter, the GSEs’ serious delinquency rate declined at the end of the quarter, with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completing more than 43,000 foreclosure prevention actions during Q3.
Read More »Despite an Affordability Dip, Challenges Still Abound
Home-ownership expenses now require one-third of average wages nationwide, a 16-year high; historical affordability also stands at worst point since the subprime mortgage crisis in 2007.
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