Sales of new, single-family homes fell month-over-month by 12.8% in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The report ...
Read More »Bringing Fannie and Freddie out of Conservatorship
The plan to put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in private hands was originally expected earlier this summer, but is now expected as soon as September.
Read More »Low Mortgage Rates Attracting Interest
Mortgage rates dropped to a new low and Americans are looking to buy, but other factors may be keeping many from becoming homeowners.
Read More »Eye on the Industry: Updates on Promotions, Tech, Integrations
Gateway First Bank has promoted Jeff Schmidt to a new role of managing its mortgage operations. In his role as Chief Mortgage Operations Officer, Schmidt will manage ...
Read More »Fintechs Gaining More Attention in Lending Environment
Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the August issue of MReport, out now. When it comes to the home equity line of credit (HELOC) and personal loan ...
Read More »What’s Ahead for the Housing Market as 2020 Approaches?
The Home Buying Institute’s latest analysis of the housing market moving forward predicts that home prices will continue their ascent for the rest of the year and into ...
Read More »How Prepared Are Homeowners to Face Storms?
A new survey found that residents in states at a high-risk of hurricanes believed they were prepared for storm damage. But the reality could be something else.
Read More »Mortgage Market Health Measured
Prepayment activity hit its highest levels since 2016 while delinquencies recovered from their June spike, according to the First Look at July 2019 mortgage data from Black Knight.
Read More »Volume of Homes with Mortgage Falling
In the same period of time where the value of the U.S. housing market has reached an all-time high, the amount of homeowners with mortgages is falling. What is causing the shift?
Read More »Studying First-Time Homebuyers
For the first time, the annual growth rate in home sales to first-time buyers under performed the single-family housing market, as first-time buyers purchased 4% fewer homes in ...
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