Investment

Subject matter experts from Mr. Cooper, Richey May, Sagent, and The Basis Point discuss the health of America's $12 trillion mortgage servicing industry, asking, “Are we in a golden age of mortgage servicing?”

Citing recent data from First American Data & Analytics, investor purchases of residential homes as rental properties as a share of all residential home sales, have increased sharply over the course of the last year.  This number has risen from ...

An upcoming Five Star Institute webinar will discuss the industry’s usage of a national digital signing platform, as the nation’s mortgage industry continues to push the digital envelope.

The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which measures housing contract activity, again fell in July, the second month in a row and the eighth time it has fallen this year. In addition, three out of the four major regions in ...

One of Fannie Mae’s missions is to facilitate equitable and sustainable access to homeownership and quality affordable rental units across the country which provide a stronger and more efficient housing system for all. But as a major source of mortgage ...

“Demand for affordable, accessible housing, in-home services, and neighborhood supports and amenities is set to soar—yet right now, we fall well short of meeting even today’s needs,” said Jennifer Molinsky with the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

A study by Redfin found that real estate investors acquired approximately 87,500 homes nationwide in Q2, a total that was up 11% quarter-over-quarter.

New updated minimum financial eligibility requirements for GSE seller/servicers and Ginnie Mae issuers will ensure that the nation’s housing finance system remains safe and sound, and that sustainable mortgage credit remains available for all qualified borrowers.

The number of homeowners in forbearance plans has dropped by 35,000 month-over-month, however the number of those entering and exiting Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae loans is nearly equal for these loan types.

Buyers in the MSR market are finding great deals at this time, but these rewards may come with great risk as Allen Price of BSI Financial Services explains.