While winter months typically provide an expected seasonal cooling of the housing market, there are two other pressing factors in the equation that are keep buyers out of ...
Read More »MCS Announces Plans to Relocate Headquarters to Lewisville, Texas
Mortgage Contracting Services, LLC (MCS) has announced that it will be relocating its corporate headquarters to Lewisville, Texas, about 20 miles to the west of the current location of the headquarters in the North Dallas suburb of Plano, Texas.
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Friday 2/26/2016
Wells Fargo is not out of the woods yet even after agreeing to a 1 point 2 billion dollar settlement earlier in February over its underwriting practices on ...
Read More »DOJ Still Probing Wells Fargo After Billion-Dollar Settlement
The bank stated that it “has responded, and continues to respond, to requests from these agencies seeking information regarding the origination, underwriting and securitization of residential mortgages, including sub-prime mortgages.”
Read More »DS News Webcast: Thursday 2/25/2016
While 2015 was a prosperous year for lenders, a tougher mortgage market lies ahead in 2016. With the Fed hanging at least four rate hikes over the industry, ...
Read More »Metro-West Appraisal Expands Offerings to Include CRE Valuations
Metro-West Appraisal Co., the nation’s largest independent residential real estate appraisal company, has expanded its offerings to include commercial real estate valuation services for all real estate property types, including industrial, office, multi-family, retail, and more.
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Tuesday 2/23/2016
Over five months after the implementation of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule, first-time buyers are still enduring its consequences with closing delays on home purchases. The American Enterprise ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Monday 2/22/2016
Fannie Mae reported that business in their single-family sector experienced a massive loss for the fourth quarter 2015 and full year 2015, just one day after FHFA Director ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Friday 2/18/2016
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under conservatorship for almost eight years following a massive taxpayer-funded bailout. While many in the industry have called for a GSE ...
Read More »Five Star’s Delgado and HUD Secretary Castro Talk Community Preservation
Five Star Institute President and CEO Ed Delgado recently met with HUD Secretary Julián Castro to ask the Secretary to consider issuing a mortgagee letter to set the definition and criteria for identifying vacant and abandoned properties.
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