June’s employment situation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics fared substantially better than May's. But it may not have any positive effects on the housing market, one economist cautioned.
Read More »Proximity to Live Music Venues May Affect Home Prices
According to an analysis from Realtor.com, home prices tended to higher where the homes were in walking distance from outdoor concert venues.
Read More »FHFA Reports Progress on Single Security Initiative
According to the FHFA, the GSEs intend to begin implementing the Common Securitization Platform software later this year.
Read More »Nationstar Elects Bray Chairman of the Board
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, one of the largest mortgage servicers in the country, has confirmed that President and CEO Jay Bray has been unanimously elected Chairman of the Board for the company.
Read More »How Local Governments Can Affect Housing
A recent survey of builders found that in many instances, the government added extra costs in order to protect the environment and improve the surrounding area for existing residents.
Read More »San Francisco Fed: Brexit Effect Modest So Far
San Francisco Fed President and CEO John Williams said the effect of Brexit on the U.S. has been modest, but he was not ready to return to his pre-Brexit forecast of two or three rate hikes this year.
Read More »Will Q2 Results Be Kinder to Banks than Q1?
The profits of nearly every large bank holding company took a hit in Q1 compared with the first quarter of 2015. Will Q2 be any better?
Read More »CoreLogic Announces Keynotes for RiskSummit
Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will be the keynote speakers at CoreLogic’s 28th Annual RiskSummit on July 24 through 26, according to an announcement from CoreLogic.
Read More »Roostify Integrates with DocMagic
San Francisco-based automated mortgage transaction technology provider Roostify has announced that it has completed integration with DocMagic, a provider of loan document preparation, compliance, eSign, and eDelivery solutions headquartered in Torrance, California.
Read More »Freddie Mac’s Mortgage Portfolio Sees More Contraction
The unpaid balance of the GSE's mortgage-related investments portfolio is now well below its required call for the full year of 2016.
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