Resurrecting Zombie Homes
This story originally appeared in the October edition of DSNews, out now. A solid economic recovery and red-hot housing market helped drive the vacant “zombie” foreclosure rate to new lows in [...]
This story originally appeared in the October edition of DSNews, out now. A solid economic recovery and red-hot housing market helped drive the vacant “zombie” foreclosure rate to new lows in [...]
Moratoria and the CARES Act have effectively halted foreclosure activity—those filings are at an all-time low—but the numbers "are artificially low," analysts say. Some predict a significant "burst" once government [...]
In September 2019, President Donald Trump and his administration initiated a process whereby Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would exit conservatorship. Former Freddie Mac CEO Don Layton, now a [...]
Even as businesses begin to reopen, the unemployment rate remains a cause for concern among economists. That makes for much fiscal uncertainty. But despite weakness in the labor market, [...]
Ginnie Mae announced that it issued $748 billion in MBSs in the fiscal year ending September 30, which it said resulted in more than "2.8 million households securing affordable [...]
COVID-19 has created significant problems in the residential rental market, with dramatic increases and decreases in rents in certain regions of the country—that is supported by a report from [...]
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Tuesday launched a Spanish version of its website, NAR en Español. The sub-site evolved from NAR's Spanish-language Facebook page into the "comprehensive collection [...]
There is no denying that the pandemic has altered Americans’ lives and is likely to impact their voting behaviors in the 2020 presidential election. As the election draws nearer, [...]
Find out how the numbers compared to highs from the Great Recession, and why one expert called the midsummer numbers "stunning." The post How High Did Serious Delinquency Rates [...]
From new appointments and research to new technology and rule changes, get the latest buzz on the industry in this update. The post The Industry Pulse: Forbearance Tools & [...]