DS News talks with Chief Revenue Officer of Altisource John Vella as he shares his views on the challenges impacting the industry in 2018, as well as how new [...]

Freddie Mac has announced plans to sell off a pool of $420 million in nonperforming loans—marking the first sale of its kind this year. The post For Sale: Freddie [...]

Mortgage rates and home sales are expected to rise in 2018 according to the latest economic and housing outlook by Fannie Mae. The report expects mortgage rates to rise [...]

According to a recent analysis, the most affordable homes on the market are making the greatest price gains. What factors are driving this appreciation? The post Starter Home Values [...]

Which companies are merging, and what professionals are moving? See some highlights in this update of the housing and mortgage industries. WMIH Corp and Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc., with its flagship brand Mr. [...]

On Thursday, Ginnie Mae—the government-owned corporation that attracts global capital into the housing finance system—announced that issuance of its mortgage-backed securities (MBS) totaled $36.41 billion in January 2018. This [...]

At the beginning of February, HUD announced that $1.5 billion in aid was being allocated toward Puerto Rico’s recovery from a brutal hurricane season, designed to “support long-term recovery [...]

It’s been six months since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, but many residents in the South Texas area are still trying to recover from the storm’s impact. Post-storm [...]

Like its sister agency, Freddie Mac this week reported large Q4 losses that will require government bailout money for the first time since 2012. The major difference is that [...]

Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the February issue of DS News, out now. As we go deeper into 2018, it’s safe to say the housing industry is poised [...]