Home builders' focus in recent years has continually been on expensive properties, which could be placing a damper on the homebuying process for first-time shoppers.
Read More »Mixed Reviews for GSE Trust Fund Contribution
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's donation to the National Housing Trust Fund drew both applause and caution from housing advocates and civil rights groups
Read More »A Credit Shuffle Among Mortgage Lenders
Fewer mortgage lenders are reporting that they are loosening credit standards, and many do not expect credit to become more accessible over the next few months, according to data from Fannie Mae.
Read More »The New Homebuying Age: Technology Shapes Purchasing Decisions
A Chase mortgage survey found that homeowners are struggling with a fear of missing out on other opportunities and are beginning to search for homes on digital platforms.
Read More »Access to Credit Just Keeps Getting Tougher
A survey shows the demand is there, but the approvals have not been.
Read More »New Home Sales Continue Slow Uphill Climb
What is driving the increase in new residential home sales while existing-home sales are disappointing?
Read More »Teeing Up the Single-Family Rental Market for Investors
What does a new investor just entering the SFR space need to know? Fiona Simmonds of B2R Finance and Mike Ryan of RE/MAX discuss the possibilities with MReport.
Read More »What’s Holding Back Millennials From Homeownership?
The millennial generation has been dubbed the generation that is not interested in purchasing a home, whether it be due to renting, living with their parents, or because they are saddled with student loan debt.
Read More »The Domino Effect of Compliance
Regulatory requirements have set off a chain reaction of events in the mortgage industry, causing mortgage companies to ramp up their compliance efforts, implement innovative technology, and plan for the future. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the March 2016 edition of MReport magazine, available now.
Read More »Hensarling, Shelby to HUD and FHFA: Don’t Change a Thing
Hensarling and Shelby said campaigns that criticize the open and competitive NPL sales process are “based on a false notion that doing so is somehow contrary to the goal of ‘neighborhood stabilization.’”
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