As the market expected, the number of active forbearance cases significantly decreased for the second week in a row as the first wave of final plan expirations continues.  According to Black Knight’s McDash Flash daily forebarance tracking dataset, active plans fell [...]

In its latest forecast, the GSE predicts a short-term tightening of the Federal Reserve’s policies and an interest rate hike in late 2022. The post Where Fannie Mae Thinks the [...]

Redfin reports that while the average rent payment was up 11% in September. Mortgage payments for new homebuyers kept pace, rising 15%. The post Mortgage Payments Outpace Rents for Eighth [...]

A Senate Committee will examine a panel of experts on the repercussions of the rise in private equity money in the housing market from Wall Street firms. Here’s what else [...]

Subject matter experts who attended this year’s Five Star Conference share their experiences and break down the trends and challenges they are facing as we approach 2022. The post Voices [...]

The first bits of foreclosure data are starting to come through after the federal government’s foreclosure moratorium expired July 31 and the numbers are not as bad as some experts were predicting at the start of the [...]

DS News digs deeper into a recent California Court of Appeals finding could give loan servicers the ability to “clean up” any violations before going to sale. The post California [...]

Younger buyers are comprising a smaller share of the market than in previous years, as first-time home shoppers are being ousted by demand from repeat baby boomer buyers. The post [...]

A new survey by Ally Home found that only 53% of buyers felt confident in their knowledge of the homebuying process leading Ally to launch a new guide to help [...]