Which States Are Most At-Risk for Wildfire Damages?
CoreLogic has released its annual Wildfire Report for 2022, examining property-related wildfire risk alongside reconstruction resource availability, temporary housing capacity for displaced individuals, and community economic recovery potential among fire-prone [...]
Nationwide Foreclosure Starts Hit Pre-Pandemic Levels
ATTOM has released its August 2022 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, revealing a total of 34,501 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings —default notices, scheduled auctions, or bank repossessions— up 14% from [...]
Utah Joins California on List of Unaffordable Metros
In modern-day America, even a top job’s paychecks do not always open the door to acquiring homeownership. However, regional differences still make it possible for workers in a wide range [...]
Annual Home Price Growth Shifted from Deceleration to Decline in July
The latest report from Black Knight, Inc, revealed yet another sign of the times as annual home price growth changed from a deceleration to an official decline in July 2022 as [...]
HUD Unveils $40M Funding to Protect Families From Safety Hazards
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the availability of $40 million through the Healthy Homes Production Grant Program to help transform communities by fixing older [...]
Fannie Mae: Consumers Reporting Housing Market Volatility Concerns
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) decreased 0.8 points in August to 62.0, the sixth consecutive monthly decline of the index, according to their latest report. Surveyed consumers continue to [...]
Servicers Adapt to Changing Times
COVID-19 presented mortgage servicers with a new challenge, creating and executing new customer solutions, while managing the impact of the pandemic on their own workforce. The post Servicers Adapt to [...]
Examining Gender Disparities in Homeownership
Throughout history, —and still today— women nationwide have experienced a great deal of obstacles and discrimination solely based on their gender. From fighting for equal rights to advocating for wage [...]
Study Finds Inflation More Severe for Younger Renters
Millennials who took on a new rental lease in July saw their overall cost of goods and services increase 11.6% year over year, substantially higher than 8.5% for the U.S. [...]