A new survey from Redfin revealed that homebuyers and sellers are nearly twice as likely to oppose increased housing density in their neighborhood than they are to support ...
Read More »Customer Satisfaction in Servicing
J.D. Power discusses how servicers can build the kind of goodwill with their customers that has proven to translate directly to increased advocacy and repeat business.
Read More »Housing Industry Reacts to Latest Jobs Report
U.S. employers continued their trend of adding workers, as the Labor Department reported the economy added 164,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate held at 3.7%. The ...
Read More »The Increase in Flood Risks on the Coasts
As more and more homes are built on the coast, the rise of chronic flooding to these areas has increased.
Read More »How Much Was Spent on Private Residential Construction?
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), with information from the U.S. Census Bureau, reports that private residential construction spending came in at $507.2 billion in June—a slight ...
Read More »Report: Falling Mortgage Rates Impacting Housing Market
Freddie Mac’s latest housing market forecast reveals the combination of record-low mortgage rates and the anticipation of the Fed’s decreasing interest rates has caused a spike in purchase ...
Read More »HUD, FHA Partner to Reduce Risks From Refis
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced initiatives to reduce associated risks with cash-out refinance lending. Changes are aimed to help preserve the homeowners’ ability ...
Read More »Tackling Discrimination in Housing
A proposal from HUD on the Fair Housing Act would target “disparate impact,” or unintentional discrimination. Find out what critics and proponents have to say.
Read More »Missed Opportunities: Addressing the Racial Gap in Homeownership, Equity
Redfin reports that homeowners in primarily white neighborhoods gained an average of $70,000 more in home equity than those in predominantly African-American neighborhoods from 2012-2018. Although home prices ...
Read More »Risks of Mortgage Loan Defects Dropping
First American Financial Corporation reported that the frequency of defects, fraud, and misrepresentation in mortgage loan applications fell 7% month-over-month in June. June’s report represents a 3.9% year-over-year ...
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