MReport takes a closer look at the ripple effects caused by supply chain issues on the housing market, and when we can target a return to the days of a normal supply of housing inventory.
Read More »Record ROI Earned by Sellers in 2021
Home sellers nationwide reaped giant rewards over the past year, as tight supply drove up not only prices, but return-on-investment for sellers as well.
Read More »Five Star Conference Kicks Off in Dallas
The 2021 Five Star Conference and Expo kicked off Sunday with the FORCE Rally and reception for members of Five Star's Federation of REO Certified Experts group. The session was hosted by ...
Read More »Industry to Adapt, Focus, and Change in 2021
As the industry shakes off the dust of a year like never seen before, the mortgage industry weathered the storm with flying colors, having enjoyed a record year ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: The Mortgage Industry Tackles the New Norm
The MReport Webinar Series presents its latest on Wednesday, as industry experts will share their insight on the new lending environment, one year into the pandemic.
Read More »Are Institutional Investors Preparing to Cash Out?
The possibility of a high return on investment has given institutional investors the opportunity and motivation to cash out, RealtyTrac says in a new report. To examine the return on investment institutional investors could receive by selling off now, the company analyzed more than 200,000 purchases made by institutional investors made in the last few years.
Read More »One in Five Housing Markets Less Affordable than Their Historical Averages
Out of 475 U.S. counties analyzed in the company's latest real estate report, 98—21 percent—had a higher affordability percentage than their historical average. In addition, 58 counties—12 percent of all markets analyzed—posted a median price higher than their bubble-era peaks as values continue to rise.
Read More »Median U.S. Home Price Hits Six-Year High
According to RealtyTrac, the median price of single-family homes and condos rose 2 percent to $193,000 nationwide in October. This is their highest level since the beginning of the recession in September 2008. That's also a rise of 16 percent from a year ago, though it's still 19 percent below the median peak of $237,537 that occurred in August 2006.
Read More »U.S. Home Flipping Drops to Five-Year Low
Home flipping sales, or those in which a home is purchased and sold within 12 months, represented 4 percent of all single-family home sales in the United States in the third quarter, a decline from 4.6 percent in Q2 2014 and from 5.6 percent in the third quarter of 2013, according to RealtyTrac.
Read More »Growing Non-Mortgage Debt Weighing on Homeownership
In an analysis of housing affordability in 512 U.S. counties, RealtyTrac discovered that lowering the down payment for a conventional mortgage loan from 20 percent to 3 percent would still not translate to housing affordability for a majority of those with non-mortgage debt such as student loans or a car payment.
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