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Data through August 2016, recently released by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, showed small increases in numerous default rates.
Read More »August Brings Increases for Numerous Default Rates
The Week Ahead: A Tale of Two Housing Markets
The existing-home sales report covering July was a stark contrast to the new home sales report from HUD and the Census Bureau for the same month. What will August's existing-home sales report hold? The industry will find out on Thursday, September 22.
Read More »National Home Prices Rise Higher in July
The CoreLogic Home Price Index reported an increase in home price for the national single family combined tier, which included distressed sales, over the prior month and year-over-year.
Read More »Breaking the Streak: Bankruptcy Fillings Increase in August
Nationwide bankruptcy filings were higher in August 2016 compared with a year earlier, breaking an ongoing trend of decline.
Read More »Ten-X Reports Housing Health in August
US home sales continue to float in a healthy range as suggested by trends in the Ten-X Nowcast.
Read More »Jobs Added for August Falls Short of Expectation
Will the widely-forecasted September rate hike by the Fed will still happen after the August jobs report from the BLS fell short of expectations?
Read More »Summer Lease Expirations Push SFR Vacancy Rate Up
An increase in summer lease expirations causes the single-family rental vacancy rate to rise in July.
Read More »Should Investors Have a Real Estate Attorney?
What are the benefits to individual investors hiring real estate attorneys?
Read More »Industry Stakeholders Hesitate to Adopt eMortgages
Why has the industry been slow to adopt the eMortgage if the demand for them is there?
Read More »KBRA: Mortgage Security Risks and Diminishing Investor Confidence
Kroll Bond Rating Agency reports on mortgage security risks and what investor confidence looks like.
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