National Rental Home Council (NRHC) President of the Board and President and CEO of Invitation Homes John Bartling discusses what is most important for investors in the SFR space to know.
Read More »War of Words Over Dodd-Frank Heats Up
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Missouri), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, told a group of bankers they need to “find a way to neuter” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and called her the "Darth Vader of the financial world."
Read More »Orlans Associates Chosen as Michigan Leaders
Linda Orlans, founder and Executive Chair of Orlans Associates, Orlans Moran, and Atlantic Law Group, has been appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to the board of trustees for the State of Michigan Building Authority, and Orlans Associates’ Chief Legal Officer Brian Henry is serving as the Chairperson of the Real Property Law Section for the State Bar of Michigan.
Read More »Potestivo & Associates Announces Two New Hires
Potestivo & Associates, P.C., recently announced the hiring of Qiana Rivers to the attorney team. The firm also announced the hiring of Kristy Steffani to the attorney team.
Read More »Fed Opts Out of Rate Hike Until ‘Further Improvement’ in Economy
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) stood still Wednesday as all eyes in the mortgage industry awaited their announcement to leave the federal funds rate at its current level.
Read More »FHA Clarifies Bank Liability For Mortgage Errors
The FHA hopes this added clarity will appease banks and large lenders that have pulled out of the FHA loan program or implemented harsher credit standards fearing lawsuits and penalties over troubled loans.
Read More »Fannie Mae Updates Foreclosure Time Frame Exhibit
It was originally announced by Fannie Mae in a Servicing Notice nearly two years ago that new foreclosures in the District of Columbia must be commenced as judicial foreclosures.
Read More »Private-Sector Securitization Begins its Comeback With JPMorgan Chase RMBS Deal
This will be JPMorgan Chase's first house transaction (meaning the bank owns all of the mortgages in the deal) since the financial crisis.
Read More »Treasury Looks to the Future as HAMP Winds Down
What does Treasury have in place for the mortgage industry after HAMP expires on December 30, 2016?
Read More »Majority of Renters Plan to Stand Pat
Renting is gaining popularity across all age groups, according to a survey from Freddie Mac.
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