Secondary Market

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.

SFR should be considered by policymakers as an integral part an affordable housing strategy because of volume, location, neighborhood impact, and affordability.

Alliant National Title Insurance Company, a title insurance underwriter that partners with Independent Agents to improve their competitive position in the marketplace, recently announced the promotion of Kyle K. Rank from Chief Compliance Officer to EVP, Agency.

American International Group Inc., and a group of General Electric Inc., pension and investment funds recently agreed to put a New York federal court suit brought about by the funds to rest.

Mortgage loan application defects took an unexpected turn in August and declined 2.4 percent, but there are questions as to whether or not loan defects will continue this downward trend.

What was once an extremely acrimonious relationship is getting better all the time. According to a panel of experts at the 2015 Five Star Conference and Expo Friday, real estate agents and real estate auction companies are learning that a harmonious collaboration is the best solution for all parties involved.

The housing market has made its way back from crisis times, but investors still face unexpected challenges. The key to investors' ability to capitalize on opportunities that exist is knowledge.

Although most securitization asset classes began to pick up in the years following the financial crisis, the private-label residential mortgage-backed securities market remains stagnant.

The private-label residential mortgage-backed securities market has remained stagnant since the financial crisis, even though securitization in many asset classes has resumed.

There is a housing shift occurring in the investment market. During the housing crash, big investors stocked up on thousands of foreclosed properties for single family rentals with intentions of selling them when home prices recovered. But they didn’t.