The GSE, in conjunction with research and consulting firm Pulsenomics, will produce a quarterly poll surveying more than 100 housing experts across the industry and academia to forecast future home price changes.
Read More »Forbearance Volume Falls Across All Investor Types in January
With nearly 320,000 U.S. homeowners in forbearance plans, the MBA reports that servicers’ portfolio forbearance volume dropped by six basis points month-over-month in January.
Read More »Report: Forbearances “Reach a Floor”
For the third consecutive month, the nation’s forbearance rate has remained relatively flat, with new forbearance requests and re-entries being reported at nearly the same pace as exits.
Read More »U.S. Housing Supply Rises in September
HUD and the Census Bureau reported that single-family home sales fell month-over-month in September, with the nation’s supply of homes for sale rising by 1.1 months to 9.2, above the standard for a balanced market that favors buyers and sellers evenly.
Read More »Dip in Housing Starts Boosting Inventory
While single‐family housing starts were down in June, home buyers today are presented with more options, as new-home inventory is accounting for a bigger share of the total housing supply.
Read More »Housing Starts Down in May
With residential construction continuing to slow, the Fed’s rate hike of last week and its ripple effect on mortgage rates may push housing starts down for months to come.
Read More »Spike in Costs Compressing Budgets for Would-Be Homeowners
Inflationary concerns continue to blanket prospective buyers as new residential sales declined month-over-month in April.
Read More »Single-Family Housing Market Shows Signs of Slowing
Homebuilder confidence declined for the fifth consecutive month, as the cost of building materials were up by more than 19% year-over-year.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Servicing Industry Meets Government Leaders to Chart Future
The Five Star Government Forum will once again bring together industry stakeholders and their government partners to Washington, D.C. to discuss the mortgage and housing landscape in 2022 and onward.
Read More »Homebuilders Maintain Positive Outlook
Despite lingering supply issues, housing permits increased to an annual pace of 1.65 million in October, a positive sign for home builders to close out the year.
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