Despite the decline in rental costs nationwide, affordability remains a concern among most tenants.
Read More »Appraisal Modernization: Where We Are Now, What to Expect in 2023
Phil King of EXOS Valuations at ServiceLink discusses how technology has advanced the appraisal industry, and what lies ahead for the market in the next year.
Read More »Fannie Mae Securities to Feature New Social Disclosures
"We're excited to release the new social disclosures after receiving positive feedback on the proposal over the last several months," said Devang Doshi, SVP of Single-Family Capital Markets at Fannie Mae.
Read More »CFPB Calls Out Servicers for Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
In the Bureau’s Fall 2022 report, some mortgage servicers were cited for violations of federal law by charging sizable phone payment fees and for charging consumers fees while they were in CARES Act forbearances.
Read More »Analysis: GSE Report on Single-Family Guarantee Fees
Pursuant to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, the FHFA has released its annual report on single-family guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Read More »Rent Growth Slows; Still Up 8% YoY
October marked the second month of single-digit rent growth following a year of double-digit gains, and the fifth month in which annual rent growth decelerated.
Read More »Rep. Waters Addresses HUD’s Housing Assistance Payments
Rep. Maxine Waters, Chair of the Financial Services Committee, said HUD's draft solicitation could have a “negative impact” on the nation’s supply of affordable housing options.
Read More »The Rising Cost of Mortgage Fraud
A new analysis from LexisNexus examines the increase in costs for originators, servicers and settlement firms related to mortgage-related fraud costs.
Read More »HUD Accuses Oklahoma Housing Provider of Racial Discrimination
HUD has found an Oklahoma property management company in violation of the Fair Housing Act by failing to satisfactorily respond to cases of racial harassment.
Read More »Examining the Balance Between Foreclosure and Employment
A new blog from First American questions whether or not the impact of an impending recession on the labor market will cause a "trickle" or "tsunami" in foreclosures.
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