How confident are single-family homebuilders heading into the new year now with a new administration set to begin? They have not been this confident in more than 11 years, according to one analysis.
Read More »Separate Ways: Prices Rising, Inventory Falling
Home prices have been moving upward while the number of available homes for sale has been heading downward, creating some affordability issues for housing. How will these trends affect the market in 2017?
Read More »The Next Steps Toward a Single Security for the GSEs
The FHFA expects to implement the Single Security on the CSP for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sometime in 2018. What does the Agency hope to accomplish in 2017 toward achieving that goal?
Read More »LendingQB-BeSmartee Partnership Automates Consumer Direct Lending
LendingQB, a Costa Mesa, California-based provider of lean lending loan origination technology solutions, has announced the integration of its LOS with BeSmartee, an online mortgage automation company based in Huntington Beach, California.
Read More »First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation Adds Managing Director
First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation has named Brian Daily to the position of Managing Director for the company’s Distributed Retail lending division.
Read More »HUD Raises the Bar for Housing Counselors
The new requirements are part of a standardized certification process which Congress directed HUD to implement.
Read More »Are Buyers Losing Confidence in the Market?
Despite the challenges buyers faced in 2016, existing-home sales had their best year in a decade. What does the market look like for next year?
Read More »The Great Negative Equity Divide
The number of homeowners currently underwater is approximately one-third of what it was at its peak more than four years ago. But a wide disparity still exists between the top third and the bottom third of the market.
Read More »Fed Raises Rates; What Comes Next?
For the first time in a year and only the second time in a decade, the Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds target rate. What implications does the Fed rate hike have for housing going forward?
Read More »Industry Executives Form Council to Assist Veterans
A group of high-profile executives have formed an advisory council to assist national non-profit Operation Homefront with its mission to help military families.
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