After awarding $36 million worth of grants to hundreds of national, regional, and local organizations to help families and individuals with their housing needs and to prevent future foreclosures in April, HUD recently awarded an additional $6 million in grants to add to that total, according to a press release.

Nationwide Title Clearing, Inc. (NTC), a research and document processing company, recently announced that it will now offer a complete collateral file audit and remediation service that can be tailored to specific portfolios, investors, and objectives.

The U.S. Census Bureau and HUD jointly announced today in a press release new residential construction statistics for May 2015 finding building permits were up, while starts and completions saw slight decreases.

ComplianceEase, the nation’s leading provider of automated compliance solutions to the financial services industry, recently announced in a press release that it has launched a new online compliance management platform called ComplianceAnalyzer.

In an effort to inform Congress of the their regulated entities goals, activities, and missions, the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) recently released their 2014 Report to Congress, which examines and reports the activities of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, 12 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks), and the FHLBanks’ Office of Finance. The agency also reported the goals set forth for the GSEs and FHLBank’s mission and affordable housing programs they offer.

Senior households have been rising slowly over the decades, but this is about to change in the coming years. Urban Institute’s recent analysis of housing trends determined that senior households are expected to grow dramatically by 2030.

The time to purchase a home is now, as lenders are loosening mortgage guidelines and the average down payment decreases. According to a report released today by LendingTree, an online loan marketplace, down payment percentages for conventional 30-year fixed rate purchase mortgages dropped from 17.59 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 to an average of 16.98 percent for the first quarter of 2015.

Stewart Title Guaranty's operations group, which supports the company’s growing network of independent title agencies, has announced in a press release that Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte & Touche) will now offer its compliance attestation to Stewart’s independent title and settlement agents.

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) has named RedVision as an Elite Provider for the company, according to a press release. The Elite Provider program is made up of service providers that offer comprehensive benefits to the title insurance and settlement services industry.

Builders are exuding more confidence in the real estate market as more buyers purchase homes with unwavering certainty. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes in June reached a high of 59.