A key measure of lending behaviors shows the number of risky mortgages rose in September as housing agencies fail to compensate for high debt-to-income ratios. The American Enterprise ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Tuesday 10/28/2014
The number of homeowners optimistic about selling their homes dropped in the third quarter, interrupting a streak of rising confidence as the housing market shifted out of their ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Monday 10/27/2014
Sales of newly built, single-family homes edged up in September, but a sharp downward revision to August's sales figure put a damper on the good news. The Commerce ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Friday 10/24/2014
Home value appreciation in in third quarter slowed to its lowest annual pace in the last year, further quelling analysts' fears of over-inflation in the housing market. Real ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Thursday 10/23/2014
Ongoing declines in mortgage interest rates helped spur a pickup in refinance volumes at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in August, even as interest in the government's Home ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Wednesday 10/22/2014
Federal regulators announced on Tuesday they have finalized a rule establishing a risk retention framework for mortgage lenders securitizing and selling loans. The so-called qualified residential mortgage rule, ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Tuesday 10/21/2014
All-cash home sales slipped yet again in July, falling to their lowest share in nearly six years. According to transaction data from CoreLogic, home sales transacted entirely in ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Friday 10/17/2014
The National Association of Home Builders' index of builder sentiment fell in October, ending a four-month streak of gains. The group's Housing Market Index, a measure of homebuilder ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Thursday 10/16/2014
In a report released Wednesday, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services said its Regulatory & Risk Management Indicator increased again to 128, reflecting a 28 percent rise from its baseline ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Wednesday 10/15/2014
A new study from FICO shows fewer than one-third of American consumers have a passable understanding of their financial rights. In a comprehensive survey of U.S. bank customers, ...
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