Tag Archives: HOUSING

Riddled throughout California’s Homeowner Bill of Rights are the words “repealed” effective “January 1, 2018”. If loan servicers assume that means the entire HOBR will be repealed and that all they have to worry about is complying with the CFPB loss mitigation rules—think again.

With the Thomas Fire continuing to rage across southern California, exacerbated inventory shortages are likely to make the housing market even more complicated in the months to come.

Which companies are merging, and what professionals are moving? See some highlights in this update of the housing and mortgage industries.

The quarterly survey of independent title agents and other real estate professionals reports that optimism is up as respondents expressed confidence that transaction volume will grow in the coming year.

Is the single-family rental market a major contributor to the low inventory the housing market is experiencing? According to a new analysis released Wednesday, this market could be limiting options for lower- and middle-income buyers.

The Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco announced that it has selected Jeffrey K. Ball to fill an upcoming vacancy on the board.

There are currently six wildfires destroying homes along the California coast, and as the fires continue to rage—the estimated reconstruction cost value of more than $5 billion are at significant risk of damage.

Quicken Loans data reports that the gap between opinions of values from appraisers and homeowners is almost nonexistent—as November marks the 6th consecutive month the margin has narrowed.

Nashua, New Hampshire and South Burlington, Vermont lead the list of cities where Americans feel most secure in a recent survey.

With a new year on deck, CoreLogic recently released its Economic Outlook report, which predicts the central theme for the 2018 housing market—affordability. According to the analysis, there are three main factors driving this forecast.