Tag Archives: Mortgage Rates

Will 2019 see an increase in homeownership and affordability rates? Here’s a snapshot of factors that will define the housing market in the year ahead.

Weighing in on the pros and cons of judicial and nonjudicial foreclosures, a brief examines the impact these procedures have on lenders and borrowers.

FHFA’s Supervisory Economist reflects on the factors that slowed the gains in the housing market in the third quarter. A look at the trends that have defined the market during this period.

A report on the sale of existing homes will focus on the trends shaping the housing market. Here’s what else is in store in the week ahead.

The factors that are drying up the conventional refinance and cash-out markets are also helping homeowners leverage their home equity through HELOCs and second-liens. What are these issues?

Warning signs are flashing in the housing market, says Lakshman Achuthan, COO and Co-Founder of the Economic Cycle Research Institute in New York.

On Wednesday Legal League 100 will be hosting a free webinar on how a national Chapter 13 Plan and new bankruptcy rules will be affecting the housing industry.

In some the largest markets, the mortgage burden may be too much. See where interests rates have pushed affordability down.

Currently, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the biggest players in the secondary market. But what if the market was moved from the government to the private sector?

Are prepayment speeds related to credit scores? A recent webinar on residential mortgage servicing rights gave some new insights about the prepayment of loan products and FICO scores by comparing conventional and government mortgages.