Mortgage rates are at their highest level in 16 months after five straight weeks of increasing. What can lenders expect in the new higher mortgage rate environment?
Read More »Recent Changes May Lessen Homebuyer Demand
The year 2016 was the best for home sales in a decade by many indicators. With some recent changes in the market, will this trend continue into next year?
Read More »Will the Market Move Along With Mortgage Rates?
In the past year while mortgage interest rates have hovered near record lows, refinances have ruled the market. According to one analysis, that may be about to change.
Read More »The Changing Pre-Foreclosure Landscape
The use of plywood in securing vacant homes has come under heavy scrutiny recently, causing some industry stakeholders to change the way they manage and maintain properties in the pre-foreclosure stage.
Read More »New Treasury Secretary Pick Promises Dodd-Frank Reform
President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Treasury Secretary, former Goldman Sachs partner Steve Mnuchin, says he intends to roll back parts of Dodd-Frank, that broad tax reform is necessary to achieve sustained economic growth, and that the government's conservatorship of the GSEs should end.
Read More »The Housing Forecast for 2017 Calls For . . .
Here are some of the trends predicted for housing next year, including affordability, what will drive demand, and the top markets based on price appreciation and sales gains, according to one analysis.
Read More »Trump Appoints 2 to HUD Transition Team
President-elect Donald Trump has yet to officially announce his choice for HUD Secretary, but he did name two new members to the HUD transition team on Tuesday.
Read More »Single-Family Rentals: Deciding Where to Invest
How does an investor determine in which markets to acquire single-family properties for rental and get the most return on investment?
Read More »First-Time Buyers Make Gains Amid Headwinds
While some reports in the industry say the first-time buyer share is declining, it has been on an upward trend for two years, according to one analysis.
Read More »Single-Family Rentals are Not Just Existing Homes
With the existing-home supply limited, newly built homes are slowly gaining market share in the single-family rental space.
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