According to Verisk, severe hail events occurred 18% more frequently in the first half of 2023 than the prior three years, with eight of the top 10 metro areas reporting the most damage found in the Lone Star State.
Read More »Fannie Mae Announces Sale of Non-Performing Loans
As part of the GSE’s effort to reduce the size of its retained mortgage portfolio, Fannie Mae has sold two pools comprised of 1,500-plus loans totaling more than $235 million in unpaid principal balance.
Read More »Circuit Court Exceeds Authority by Rewriting Terms of Mortgage
Attorney Adam Diaz examines a recent case in Florida where a judgment was entered in favor of the mortgagors and against a major bank as the court denied foreclosure and rewrote the terms of the note and mortgage.
Read More »New Home Price Insights for August 2023
CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Index covering the month of August found that numbers are beginning to rebound after hitting an 11-year low earlier this spring.
Read More »Oral Arguments Begin in Constitutionality Case Against the CFPB
The U.S. Supreme Court heard opening arguments challenging the constitutionality of the Bureau’s funding through the Federal Reserve.
Read More »Affordability Surpasses Inventory as Top Housing Industry Concern
NAR polled more than 176,000 executives and senior management officials at real estate firms and found that housing affordability has left fewer buyers able to purchase a home due to the rise in prices and interest rates, as many potential sellers remain in place rather than choosing to sell.
Read More »Sagent Extends Partnership With Click n’ Close
The new five-year extension will enable Click n’ Close to power its entire enterprise mortgage servicing ecosystem with Sagent’s suite of cloud-based platforms.
Read More »Millions of Homes Sit Vacant Across the Largest U.S. Metros
A new study from LendingTree revealed nearly 5.5 million homes remain vacant nationwide, with many being unoccupied vacation homes, while some homes are still on the market, waiting to be sold or rented.
Read More »Sixteen Percent of Home Purchases Fell Through in August
Home purchases fell through at a rate of 15.7% in August, a number which is up 14.3% year-over-year and the highest number recorded since October 2022.
Read More »SFR Growth Experiences 15th Consecutive Month of Deceleration
Annual U.S. single-family rent growth dropped to a near three-year low in July, falling to 3.1%, according to CoreLogic's latest Single-Family Rent Index.
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