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A new study from the Urban Institute examines why landlords are hesitant to accept housing vouchers, despite most of the rent being government guaranteed. Studies show many landlords do not want to rent to voucher recipients for personal reasons, some bureaucratic.

New research from the CFPB revealed that when consumer reporting companies and furnishers fail to investigate disputed information, consumers are left paying higher interest rates and face greater difficulty finding housing, employment, and more.

According to the latest Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report, IMBs and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net loss of $624 on each loan they originated in Q3 of 2022, down from a reported loss of $82 per loan in Q2 of 2022.

This year shattered records across the board; so much so that 14 ZIP codes now have average median property values of $4 million.

In executing its 11th Credit Insurance Risk Transfer transaction of 2022 for $343 million, the GSE continues its effort to reduce taxpayer risk by increasing the role of private capital in the mortgage market.

Redfin reports investor home purchases dropped 30% in Q3 2022, the largest decline reported since the Great Recession aside from Q2 2020, at the outset of the pandemic.

DS News speaks to property preservation experts about how they’re navigating economic challenges, a shifting industry landscape, and an exodus of vendor partners as they attempt to maintain strong boots-on-the-ground service.

As housing deal cancellations and home price cuts hit record highs, new data from Redfin's latest market analysis showed pending sales dropped 32% year-over-year in October, marking the largest decline since 2013.

According to the GSE, in 2021 Freddie Mac’s Single-Family Green MBS Issuance totaled $617 million of bonds, backed by 2,454 Freddie Mac GreenCHOICE Mortgage refi loans.

A new report from Realtor.com found that cumulative price growth of low-risk homes consistently outperformed the rate of high-risk homes, suggesting that flood risks are increasingly reflected in housing prices.