While the cash sales share has declined by more than 20 percent since peaking five years ago, a disparity remains between cash sales transactions in among the highest and lowest valued homes.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Congress to Examine Bank Capital Regulation
With the Fed scheduled to release the results of its annual stress test near the end of June, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing to examine regulation for bank capital and liquidity requirements.
Read More »AACER: Bankruptcy Filings Stay on Downward Trend
After two consecutive monthly spikes early in the year, bankruptcy filings are headed back down.
Read More »Counsel’s Corner: Putting Foreclosures on the Fast Track
Robert R. Hoose, Vice President with the Law Offices of John D. Clunk Co., LPA, recently talked to DS News in depth about a foreclosure reform bill which he played a key role in developing and moving through the state legislature in Ohio.
Read More »LenderLive Announces New Organizational Structure
Domestic-based mortgage services provider, LenderLive, recently announced a new organizational structure that aligns its various business divisions under two broad units—mortgage and services—as well as corresponding leadership changes.
Read More »Tight Inventory Causes a Slip in Demand
With fewer homes for sale on the market over the past year, housing demand has also experienced a decline.
Read More »‘Dud’ Jobs Report Creates Dark Housing Forecast
The nation’s unemployment rate took a tumble from April to May, but by and large that was the only good news from Friday's BLS employment situation for May 2016.
Read More »Freddie Mac Unloads More Deeply Delinquent Loans
As part of its strategy to reduce the liquid assets in its mortgage portfolio, Freddie Mac has now sold $4.3 billion worth of non-performing loans.
Read More »Fed Makes it Tougher for Banks to be ‘Big’
While the debate continues over whether or not “Too Big to Fail” still exists, the Federal Reserve is trying to give the “big” banks an incentive to get smaller.
Read More »Plaintiffs Score a Victory in GSE Profit Sweep Suits
Why did a panel deny the FHFA's request to transfer four cases involving the GSE Profit Sweep to a district court in Washington, D.C.?
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