As his tenure as HUD Secretary winds down, Julián Castro covered some of the achievements the Department made under the Obama Administration and also some of the work that lies ahead.
Read More »Poll: Homeownership is Low on the Priority List
The vast majority of consumers in debt have made getting out of the red as a top financial goal for 2017, with purchasing a home trailing by a long shot, according to a recent survey.
Read More »Here are the Cities Where Newer Homes Rule
Recent reports may have indicated that new single-family home construction is below its pre-recession levels, but one analysis found no shortage of newly-built homes in several markets.
Read More »Rising SFR Rents Indicate Healthy Tenant Demand
Increasing rents on single-family properties throughout the U.S. suggest tenant demand is robust—and staying that way.
Read More »Fannie Mae: Consumer Housing Outlooks are Mixed
With the release of Fannie Mae’s most recent Home Purchase Sentiment Index, it seems consumers have mixed feelings on the outlook of today’s housing and economic markets.
Read More »Lawmakers Not Giving Up on GSE Reform
The bill, called the HR 5505 GSE Review and Reform Act, would require the U.S Treasury Secretary to study the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac annually.
Read More »Chase RMBS Purchase Doesn’t Foretell of Industry Trend
JPMorgan Chase's recent $1.9 billion residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) transaction may not spur demand for similar transactions from other banks in the next few years for several reasons, according to a report from Moody’s Investors Service.
Read More »Rust Belt Mortgages Are Swimming Underwater
It seems homeowners in the Rust Belt region, which stretches from New York through Indiana, have the most to worry about when it comes to their mortgage payments–at least according to Zillow’s Negative Equity Report released this morning.
Read More »The Unexpected Costs of Title Insurance Reports
Jeffrey R. Puthoff, Attorney at JDC Family of Companies (Omega Title Agency & Law Offices of John D Clunk) sat down with MReport to explain how title insurance companies can mitigate production costs, improve their processes, and find cost-saving opportunities
Read More »First-time Homebuyers Flood the Market
According to the American Enterprise Institute’s International Center on Housing Risk, first-time buyer volume has jumped 18 percent since April of last year, totaling 98,000 first-time buyer loans for the entire month.
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