Emerging real estates markets offer investors promising returns on increasing home prices, as foreclosure housing opportunities are nearly non-existent.
Read More »Home Price Declines Less Risky, Except In Oil-Dependent States
The average risk of home price declines over the next two years rests at the low level of 6 percent, except for states that are highly dependent on oil production.
Read More »Home Prices Rise Nearly 7 Percent in August Amid Favorable Market Conditions
Employment gains, wage growth, and continued low mortgage rates are pushing home prices up both year-over-year and month-over-month.
Read More »Five Star to Host Inaugural Single-Family Rental Summit In Vegas October 11-13
The 12th Annual Five Star Conference in Dallas last month included the inaugural Single-Family Rental Lab. Now, Five Star Institute is expanding its footprint in the burgeoning single-family rental market with its inaugural Single-Family Rental Summit October 11 to 13, 2015, in Las Vegas.
Read More »Interest Rate Increase May Be Delayed for Stronger Job Data
In light of the recent, lower-than-expected jobs report for September, the Federal Reserve may hold off on raising interest rates until stronger labor market data comes forth.
Read More »Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Q2 Earnings Reach $8.8 Billion
The combined second quarter 2015 earnings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increased $2.4 billion from the first quarter to a total of $8.8 billion, according to the Quarterly Performance Report of the Housing GSEs from the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Read More »CFSI Loan Management Welcomes New VP of Business Development
CFSI Loan Management has added David Olson to their team as VP of business development. He comes to CFSI Loan Management after having spent more than 20 years in various roles with various business services and niche financial services firms.
Read More »SEC Charges Home Loan Servicing For Material Misstatements Related to Ocwen
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday that it has charged Home Loan Servicing Solutions for making "material misstatements" about handling transactions with related parties, including Ocwen Financial Corp.
Read More »Real Estate Market Moves From Seller’s to Buyer’s Favor
As the season changes, prices soften, and homes remain on the market longer, the real estate market transitioned a seller's market to a buyer's market in September.
Read More »Cash-Out Refinances Rise As Borrowers Capitalize on Increased Equities
Cash-out refinance volume rose nearly 70 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2015, as borrowers took advantage of the increased equity available to them and historically low mortgage interest rates.
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