New data from CoreLogic’s and RealtyTrac’s respective foreclosure reports show one in every 1,600 housing units had a foreclosure filing. Which states claim the spots for the top 10 highest foreclosure rates?
Read More »What Issues are Lurking Behind Rising Home Prices?
What economic factors are making homes less affordable as housing prices near and even pass their pre-recession peaks in some markets?
Read More »June’s Low Cash Sales Are a Blast from the Past
June’s cash sales share leaves those in the industry with a sense of déjà vu as the rate falls to level in June not seen since 2007.
Read More »Record Highs in Price Appreciation Might Not Be Sustainable
The current pace of home price appreciation, considering that inflation is below the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2 percent, is probably not sustainable, but there is no need to worry quite yet.
Read More »FHA Permits PACE-Assessed Properties
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs debate is heating up with the FHA announcement permitting FHA-insured mortgages on some PACE-assessed properties.
Read More »CoreLogic Predicts Fraud Risk Increase in Years to Come
CoreLogic reports that mortgage application fraud risk will likely rise over the next few years if current trends of higher LTV purchases and increased credit availability continue.
Read More »Are Some Housing Markets Bubbling Over?
In a recent CoreLogic report, the company states that in trying to define “what is a housing bubble” and are certain CBSAs possibly bubbling, , CoreLogic applies four metrics to the top 100 CBSAs.
Read More »Student Loan Debt Hinders Economic Mobility
The CFPB hears from hundreds of borrowers everyday about the impact that student loan debt has on their daily lives. Specifically, they cite that the debt continues to acutely affect students of color.
Read More »Good News for Households: Poverty Down and Income Up
Recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau reports that the U.S. annual household incomes showed their first annual increase since 2007 and the strongest pace of income growth in a decade.
Read More »Holding Off: Why High-Mortgage-Rate Loans Aren’t Being Refinanced
A recent report from CoreLogic further examines the refinance option for outstanding first mortgages in the CoreLogic servicer-contributed database.
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