The 2016 Presidential Race officially kicked off last night in Iowa. Curiously, the topics of housing and homeownership have been noticeably absent from their campaign speeches.
Read More »Active Foreclosure Inventory Backlog is Clearing Out
At the end of 2015, the number of homes in foreclosure was the lowest since 2006.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Waiting to See if the Jobs Report Measures Up
Will the labor market be able to sustain the solid job growth it experienced in the last three months of 2015?
Read More »Black Knight Reaches Loan Processing Milestone
Black Knight Financial Services (BKFS) has announced that it after completing its year-end loan processing, the firm successfully completed the processing of a record 44 million loans for 65 clients for the full year 2015 for loans services.
Read More »Will Buy-to-Rent Strategy Continue Gaining Momentum in SFR Space?
The newest business feature of the single-family rental market is comprised of large investors—backed by private equity—that use a buy-to-rent strategy, but how does this size up compared to traditional, professionally-manged apartment complexes and will these businesses last?
Read More »MERS Emerges Triumphant
The legal authority of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems has repeatedly been challenged, and MERS has repeatedly come out on top.
Read More »GDP Growth Stalls; What’s Next?
Is the slowdown temporary or is the economy headed for trouble?
Read More »Getting Out of the Game: Many Borrowers are Exiting HARP
Millions of underwater borrowers lowered their payments through HARP. Why are many of them leaving the program now?
Read More »Fed Unveils Stress Test Criteria
The central bank announced three "severely adverse" economic situations to test the nation's largest banks.
Read More »Lower Legal Costs Offset Headwinds for Banks’ Q4 Earnings
One notable exception was Goldman Sachs, which is fresh off a $5.1 billion RMBS settlement.
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