The increased popularity of the single-family rental (SFR) market in the last two years has led to an increased number of SFR homes built for the expressed purpose of renting.
Read More »Compliance, Competition High on the List of Worries for Lenders
While 2015 was a prosperous year for lenders, a tougher mortgage market lies ahead in 2016. With the Fed hanging at least four rate hikes over the industry, this could place damper on origination business operations.
Read More »Home Price Slowdown a Reality in the Housing Market
While home prices are still rising due to buyer demand and low inventories, supported by low mortgage rates, eased lending standards, and improving job markets, they are doing so at a much slower pace.
Read More »Where Investors Can Get the Most and Least Return for SFR Properties
Single-family rental investors saw have seen major growth over the last year in terms of income and appreciation in housing markets across the U.S. See which housing markets offer the most and least favorable cap rates on single-family rental homes for investors.
Read More »Existing-Home Sales on Solid Footing to Start 2016
After suffering a major drop in November 2015 and recovering with the largest monthly increase ever recorded in December, existing-home sales seem to have found their balance to start the new year.
Read More »Are New Homebuyers Feeling the Effects of TRID?
Over five months after the implementation of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule, first-time buyers are still enduring its consequences with closing delays on home purchases. See what analysts believe will happen after the TRID backlog subsides.
Read More »Tough Road to Travel for First Time Homebuyers
First-time homebuyers have more problems to face than just dwindling supply and higher demand: Income requirements for mortgage lending are also on the rise.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Will Existing Home Sales Find Their Balance?
Expect to see an influx of industry news in the last full week of February, including the highly-anticipated existing-home sales report from the National Association of Realtors. The last two reports on existing sales for November and December were hot and cold. Now, the industry is wondering what January's report will reveal.
Read More »5 Implications of Low Oil Prices on the Housing Market
The mortgage industry has been monitoring the huge decline in oil prices closely to see if it will have a negative effect on housing, but the truth is, there are both good and bad outcomes to this new crisis.
Read More »How a Decline in Labor Will Raise Home Prices
Zillow says there is a direct link to immigration and construction labor costs. See how this correlation will affect home builders.
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