Even as house prices rise faster than rents and wages in much of the country, homeownership is still more affordable. Researchers call it a “startling” trend.
Read More »Quantifying Racial Disparity in Home Valuations
Contactless appraisals hold promise when it comes to reducing costs and increasing accuracy, but a group of researchers have looked into the model's accuracy. Here is what they found.
Read More »Racial Inequality in Home Values is Narrowing
The home-value gap between communities of color and the typical American home remains pronounced, but a report from Zillow.com shows the disparity is shrinking. For Black- and Latinx-owned ...
Read More »New Regional AVP for First Community Mortgage in Charlotte
First Community Mortgage (FCM) has named Crissy Salyer Regional Assistant VP. She has 16 years' experience in regional mortgage management and other wealth and financial areas; her team of mortgage ...
Read More »How Much Does Your Neighborhood Grocery Store Impact Home Values?
How might a neighborhood's nearest supermarket affect its home values? The property data analysts at ATTOM Data Solutions set out to examine that question via its annual Grocery Store ...
Read More »What the Stimulus Bill Means for Residential Real Estate
A $900 billion economic relief package approved by the House and Senate includes several provisions for which housing advocates have been pressing, including an extension of the CDC's ...
Read More »CARES Act Protections Extended For FHA-Backed Borrowers
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and HUD announced, a few weeks following FHFA's similar announcement, the fourth extension of its foreclosure and eviction moratorium through February 28, for homeowners with FHA-insured ...
Read More »Embracing Disruption as ‘Opportunity for Change’
The COVID-19 crisis changed every aspect of American life. The property/financial-data analysts at CoreLogic examined how, specifically, the pandemic affected real estate and the housing economy in 2020 ...
Read More »Remembering the Life of ‘Brilliant and Thoughtful’ Kelly Conley
Kelly Conley, a 20-year veteran in the default servicing industry, the Founder and Principal of KAC Advisory, and contributor to DS News, among many other things, died unexpectedly ...
Read More »Mnuchin: Biden Administration Will Decide Fate of GSE Conservatorship
The Treasury Secretary of the United States says Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will remain government-sponsored throughout the remainder of Donald Trump's presidency, leaving President-elect Joseph Biden to ...
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