Investment

"These additional disclosures highlight a uniquely impactful portion of our business and enable investors to measure and potentially expand their impact across these communities," said Sam Valverde, Principal EVP of Ginnie Mae.

From February 2020 to May 2022, investor purchases of single-family homes grew to 20.4% nationwide, but the investor share fell to 16.2% over the past year, as evolving market conditions continue to fuel a decline in investor participation.

While the nation’s housing marketplace continues to experience instability, a new report from Point2 has found stability in the price, demand, sale, and inventory levels in luxury properties through the first half of 2023.

In addition, a new report notes that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 58,268 foreclosure prevention actions in Q1 2023. Click through to read the other data from the GSEs’ Q1 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report.

An upcoming webinar presented by the Five Star Institute and the National REO Brokers Association will examine how prepared the REO industry truly is for a bump in activity, and how to brace your business for a jump in volume.

A new study from USMI has found that in 2022, Texas, Florida, California, Illinois, and Ohio ranked as the top states for mortgage financing with private mortgage insurance.

Change by the FHA facilitates greater flexibility for lenders when underwriting multifamily transactions up to $120 million, marking the first increase in the threshold since 2014.

A survey from Mphasis Digital Risk shows that a majority of younger Americans routinely go online to check the value of friends’ and neighbors’ home prices, and this act is causing them yet another form of stress.

As the nationwide housing shortage continues, an analysis of data from New Western has found that 80% of surveyed investors are selling homes at or above the asking price after renovating the properties.

“Housing's performance is a testimony to the strength of demographic-related demand in the face of baby boomers aging in place and Gen-Xers locking in historically low rates,” noted Doug Duncan, SVP and Chief Economist for Fannie Mae.