Consumers are becoming more confident in the housing market according to Fannie Mae’s August Home Purchase Sentiment Index. But what aspects of the market are causing the increase?
Read More »Millennial Homebuyers: The Future of the Housing Market
Considering they are the future of the housing market, the mortgage industry is becoming increasingly interested in millennials. Take a look what the generation is doing in the mortgage market.
Read More »Florida Homeowners Prepare for Irma
The National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire at the end of September, but with Hurricane Irma threatening damage to Florida, the state might experience the extreme consequences of lapsed insurance.
Read More »T-Minus 25 Days: Flood Insurance Expiration
Homeowners may soon be unable to get a mortgage if the National Flood Insurance Program expires, according to the National Association of Realtors. See what NAR President William E. Brown proposes Congress should do to keep the program from lapsing.
Read More »Freddie Mac Perspectives Blog: G-Fees and CRT
In a Freddie Mac Perspectives blog, Kevin Palmer, SVP of Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer, explained how credit risk transfers and Guarantee fees have much more in common that one might think—one gives Freddie Mac significant insight into the other.
Read More »Top 5 Metros Experiencing Home Price Appreciation
According to an industry report, home prices are projected to increase nationally by 5 percent from July 2017 to July 2018. Take a look at why this is occurring and which U.S. metro areas are experiencing the most year-over-year change
Read More »Cordray Addresses Income Inequalities
While many enjoyed their Labor Day Monday, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray attended the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations Labor Day Picnic to discuss three forms of financial inequality deepening the divide between those trying to stretch their dollar and the wealthy.
Read More »The Week Ahead: The Beige Book
This Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will release the Beige Book, determining whether the economy is overheating or experiencing inflationary pressures. Take a look at what was reported in the last Beige Book and more in The Week Ahead.
Read More »Appraisal Institute Announces 2018 VP
The Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers, recently announced Jefferson L. Sherman of Ohio as its 2018 VP.
Read More »1.4 Million Unauthorized Wells Fargo Accounts Uncovered
Wells Fargo employees allegedly opened another 1.4 million fake accounts, putting the total number of fraudulent accounts at an estimated 3.5 million. Take a look at what CEO Tim Sloan had to say.
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