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With factors ranging from low volumes to inflation and manpower shortages putting the squeeze on the property preservation and field services sectors, MortgagePoint speaks to the vendors, government agencies, and GSEs trying to guide this important industry through the challenges it faces.

At the annual Five Star Conference in Dallas, the 30-year industry trailblazer was recognized for her accomplishments in the mortgage finance space throughout her career.

In April, all-cash home purchases reached their highest level in nearly a decade. A new report from Redfin reveals elevated mortgage rates driving down overall home sales more than all-cash sales.

Foreclosure activity, up 98% year-over-year in November, “declined from last month, and lenders often put a moratorium on foreclosures during the holiday season,” according to ATTOM’s EVP of Market Intelligence, Rick Sharga.

Despite the decline in rental costs nationwide, affordability remains a concern among most tenants.  

CoreLogic reports second quarter fraud risk is down from the previous quarter, and Q2 2021; however, an analysis of monthly data shows this trend is reversing, and fraud risk is anticipated to increase in the coming months.

Visio Lending CEO Jeff Ball reflects on some of the top innovations the single-family rental marketplace has experienced in recent years, as well as what lies beyond.

Led by a double-digit gain in multifamily activity, housing permits rose 0.4% from February, and were 6.7% higher year-over-year.

Michael Merritt of BOK Financial sat down with DS News to explain how the lessons learned from the financial crisis of 2008 smoothed a path of communication between servicers and their clients during the pandemic.

As more than 45 million millennials enter the prime first-time buying ages of 26-35, the year 2022 will present several opportunities, despite expected a rise in rates and a recovering inventory.