Are the post-crisis liquidity regulations for banks helping the financial system, or will they lead to another crisis? it depends on whom you ask.
Read More »Refis May Drop As Rates Rise
Will borrowers have an incentive to refinance if rates increase?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Can Pending Home Sales Maintain Momentum?
In April, pending home sales reached their highest point in a decade, contributing toward making 2016 the best spring homebuying season in a decade. Can they maintain that level in May?
Read More »‘Center-City’ Housing is Making a Comeback
After decades of “hollowing out,” center-cities are becoming increasingly popular, according to the FHFA.
Read More »Growth Rates Climbing In Lower-End Home Prices
Bottom-tier housing prices are escalating at rates competitive with top-tier properties, and in some cases surpassing them greatly.
Read More »Ocwen Agrees to Settle Compliance Suits
The cases revolve around accusations stemming from 2012 that Ocwen lied to the FHA about its compliance with HAMP rules, as well as FHA insurance programs.
Read More »Brexit Triggers Caution, But Could Benefit U.S. Homebuyers
The U.K. voted 52 percent to 48 percent to leave the European Union‒‒the much anticipated, but also much feared “Brexit”‒‒in a move that has had immediate effects on global and American markets.
Read More »Stress Tests? No Problem for These Banks
The nation's 33 largest bank holding companies were tested for their ability to lend under severely adverse economic scenarios that include an increase of 5 percentage points in the unemployment rate.
Read More »Better Credit Scores Driving Loan Market
Compared with a decade ago, single-family home-purchase originations have been cut in half. But the denial rate is way down, too.
Read More »New Home Sales Reverse Course
The pace of new home sales dropped off in May, but that may have been expected due to April's large jump.
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