January was only the fourth time since June 2010 that the portfolio has experienced growth month-over-month.
Read More »The Results Are In: How Did the Presidential Candidates Fare on Super Tuesday?
It was survival of the fittest among the 2016 presidential candidates on Super Tuesday as they endured 12 primaries and caucuses in different states, ultimately putting their campaigns to the test. Who came out on top and what do these hopefuls intend to contribute to housing in the U.S.?
Read More »Rents Increasing Faster for Renewals on Single-Family Rental Properties
Morningstar Credit Ratings reported that managers of properties in single-family rental securitizations have been steadily increasing rents more for renewals than for new tenants for vacant properties over the past two years.
Read More »CFPB: Mortgages Top the Most Complained About Financial Products
Mortgage loans in today's housing market are not keeping homebuyers happy, as they are most complained about product in the eighth volume of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Monthly Complaint Report.
Read More »Construction Spending Highest Since 2007
Construction dollars continue to rise in the midst of an inventory deprived housing market. Could the shortage of housing options be coming to an end?
Read More »Millennials, Non-whites are Dreaming of Homeownership
The American Dream is the idea that every U.S. citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative, but there are some that associate this dream with owning a home.
Read More »Housing Industry Remains a ‘Bright Spot in the Economy”
Since the crisis the housing industry has been consistently expanding, but when the pace of growth lost a large amount of momentum in the final quarter of last year, on top of economists' predictions of slow growth, many in the industry are questioning if the expansion is beginning to expire.
Read More »NLPC Requests Wall Street, Government Ethics Investigation
Did former FHA Commissioner and Assistant HUD Secretary David Stevens, now MBA President and CEO, violate two separate statutes banning him from having contact with officials from his former agency?
Read More »Is There any Silver Lining to be Found in Ocwen’s 2015 Earnings Report?
With the regulatory turbulence of 2014 largely behind them, Ocwen still had a tough year financially in 2015.
Read More »The Valuation Gap: A Growing Issue for Housing Market Recovery
While much of the mortgage industry has shown substantial recovery since the housing crisis, there are some markets still lagging behind. In these weak housing markets, there are many rehabbed properties that are being valued for less than they are worth simply due to the state of the real estate market.
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