New Home sales are rising but will the growing numbers sustain? Here’s what experts are saying about the factors that can impact new home sales as the industry moves into the peak homebuying season.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Focus on Home Prices
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller HPI releasing on Tuesday gives a snapshot on the movement of home prices across the country. Here’s what else is happening in the week ahead.
Read More »Measuring Change
Diversity cannot be beneficial unless organizations understand and implement best practices that embrace inclusion—we see how far companies have come 50 years after the Fair Housing Act was introduced. Editor's note: This feature originally appeared in the June issue of MReport.
Read More »The Dual Headwinds of the Mortgage Market
While weaker affordability has been the focus of the housing market in the first half of 2018, according to Freddie Mac, these factors are likely to keep total mortgage loan originations slightly down this year.
Read More »Women in Housing Awards—Now There’s More Time to Nominate
This year’s annual Five Star Conference will host the Women in Housing Leadership Awards, and this is your chance to help recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of the talented women within the mortgage servicing and housing industries. Click through to learn more and to submit your nominations.
Read More »Stress Tests: How Will Mortgage Loans Impact Bank Losses?
The results of the stress test scenarios to determine the resiliency of lenders in financially adverse situations were released for the three biggest banks in the country. Here’s what they revealed about loans that are most likely impact banks’ losses if things go south.
Read More »How Will the End of Conservatorship Impact the GSEs?
On Thursday, the Executive Office of the President announced recommendations for significant changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Here’s how the new plan aims to end their conservatorship and reduce the role of the GSEs to “level the playing field with the private sector.”
Read More »Eye on the Industry: Updates on Chase, OpenClose, and More
From executive appointments in mortgage lending to new fintech recruitments, catch the movers and shakers of the industry in this weekly update.
Read More »Where are Homeowners Spending the Most on Mortgage?
As homeowners across the country spend a bigger chunk of their income on mortgage payments, some of the hottest housing markets in the country are impacting the pockets of their residents more than others.
Read More »Legal Fight on CFPB’s Powers Intensifies
A New York Judge ruled that the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is Unconstitutional in a written decision on Thursday.
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