Op-Ed: ‘Inclusive and Accessible’ Home Ownership for Everyone
Representatives Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) recently penned an open letter for Newsweek on how to make home ownership “inclusive and accessible for every American.” Himes, as the [...]
New Study Finds Majority of U.S. Markets Favor Sellers
The housing market continues to change as higher mortgage rates, rising inflation and economic uncertainty have sidelined many buyers. Meanwhile, according to this month's Knock Buyer-Seller Market Index, sellers have [...]
U.S. Mortgage Delinquencies Continue to Decline
For the 16th consecutive month, mortgage delinquencies slid month-over-month in July, however continued inflationary concerns by homeowners is proving increasingly difficult for them to make their monthly mortgage payment. The [...]
HUD Assists Florida Victims of Hurricane Ian
President Biden has issued a major disaster declaration for several Florida counties, after an estimated $22-$32 billion in wind losses for residential and commercial properties due to Hurricane Ian. The [...]
The Week Ahead: The State of the Subservicing Sector
The Five Star Institute and PHH Mortgage will present a webinar addressing the state of the MSR market, and what lies ahead in 2023 for lenders and the subservicing sector. [...]
Recent HUD, Census Bureau Survey Provides Insight on Housing
According to the new 2021 American Housing Survey released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau, in general, 2020 and 2021 were [...]
A Guiding Light for Borrowers in Forbearance
John Vella, Chief Revenue Officer of Selene Finance LP, sits down with DS News to discuss the state of the servicing sector, and lessons learned from listening and working with [...]
Hurricane Ian Property Damage Estimated at $28B-$47B in Florida
CoreLogic estimates that residential and commercial property loss from Hurricane Ian’s wind and storm surge damage will make it the costliest storm to hit the Sunshine State since Hurricane Andrew [...]
Hurricane Ian’s Potential Housing Impact
Despite being downgraded to a tropical storm while passing over Florida, Ian has intensified into a hurricane again as of press time, barreling towards the coast of South Carolina. Here’s [...]