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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.

Improvements in the nation’s jobs numbers have increased the number of forbearance exits as estimated total of just one million homeowners remain in forbearance plans.

New Fannie Mae survey finds that U.S. homeowners growing increasingly concerned about the direction of the economy.

From labor shortages and supply-chain issues to an ongoing low-volume environment, high-level economic factors have challenged the property preservation sector like never before. Here’s how the industry is finding a way forward.

Forbearance exits trickled below 1%, as the share of total loans in some stage of forbearance fell to 2.15% nationwide.

Fannie Mae reported gains in net revenues in the third quarter of 2021, and Freddie Mac experienced a 4% rise, spurred by mortgage portfolio growth and higher average G-fees.

Additional disclosure requirements drafted to promote market discipline and risk management practices at both Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac.

Bouncing back after a summer slowdown, the demand for second homes was up 60% from pre-pandemic levels in September, an uptick from July's 40% increase, but still below March's record growth.

More Americans are seeking homes in a market where short supply continues to be tagged with high ticket prices as potential buyers migrate from urban apartments to suburban homes.

Citing the need to substantially improve the “Duty To Serve” (DTS) proposals set forth by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, 20 groups have come together calling on the GSEs to improve their proposals that they say fail to meet the needs of the target demographics.  The DTS program requires Fannie Mae and Freddie ...