Affordable monthly mortgage payments, positive home values, and competition are attracting first-time homebuyers to these 10 markets.
Read More »Fed Freezes on Rate Hike
Even though the housing sector has shown further improvement, the Federal Open Market Committee dodged another rate increase this month like many in the industry predicted.
Read More »A2Z Field Services Celebrates Milestone
The month of April 2016 was a cause for celebration at A2Z Field Services.
Read More »GSEs Surpass FHFA’s Expectations for Risk Transfer
FHFA's conservatorship scorecard called for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to lay off a certain amount of risk on single-family mortgages in 2015. Exactly how much credit risk did they transfer?
Read More »Ocwen Stung by First Quarter Loss
The first quarter of 2016 has not been kind to the profits of banks. If Ocwen's Q1 earnings report is any indication, it was not such a great quarter for non-bank servicers, either.
Read More »Is Something Amiss in the Reverse Mortgage Industry?
Why has an advocacy group asked HUD to impose a moratorium on reverse mortgage foreclosures?
Read More »OCC to Banks: Don’t Let Technology Come Between Us
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has had a clear message as of late: Technology is not always helpful.
Read More »This Year’s Housing Forecast Looks a Lot Like 2006
Inconsistencies in the economy during the first quarter have not dampened Freddie Mac’s forecast for housing for the coming year. Freddie Mac has held fast to its prediction that 2016 will be the best year for housing since before the crisis. Why is the outlook for housing so rosy?
Read More »Ten-X Names New Chief Marketing Officer for Residential Divsion
Ten-X recently welcomed real estate marketing veteran Colleen Lambros as Chief Marketing Officer for its residential division.
Read More »The Mortgage Law Firm Adds New Senior Attorney
The Mortgage Law Firm (TMLF Hawaii) recently added Derek Wong, an attorney with over 30 years' experience practicing law in Hawaii, as a senior attorney at the firm.
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