How States are Combating Foreclosure with Legislation
A new report identified the six areas within default servicing and foreclosure that state lawmakers are addressing, and how they are tackling issues unique to their state. The post How [...]
Reviewing Single-Family Housing Wildfire Risk
Some of the most destructive wildfires in history occurred in 2018, and in a recent review, CoreLogic examined how the state's housing has been impacted by increased risk. The post [...]
Housing Indicators Pick Up, Lowering Recession Probability
The likelihood of a recession in the near future is on the decline and is likely to drop further as the year ends, according to the latest BuildFax Housing Health [...]
Fannie Mae Completes Final CIRT Transaction of the Year
The GSE's final Credit Insurance Risk Transfer transaction included $18.5 billion in unpaid principal balance of 15-year and 20-year original term fixed-rate loans. The post Fannie Mae Completes Final CIRT [...]
The Week Ahead: Economic Drivers in Housing
Get an update on consumer opinion on economic conditions in housing and more in The Week Ahead. The post The Week Ahead: Economic Drivers in Housing appeared first on DSNews. [...]
Taking the Pulse of the Mortgage Industry
What defined the industry in 2019, and what challenges and opportunities await in the year ahead? The post Taking the Pulse of the Mortgage Industry appeared first on DSNews. Source: [...]
Investors Take Note: Residential Rental Spending Hit $4.5T
The rental market stabilized as we approach the end of the decade, but what is the outlook on single-family rental investment going into 2020? The post Investors Take Note: Residential [...]
The Cost of Innovation
With mortgage default volumes at all-time historical lows, how can investors, servicers, and mortgage professionals use technology to add power? Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the December issue [...]
Is the Net-worth Sweep at the GSEs Constitutional?
After recent developments in the challenge to the net-worth sweep of the GSEs’ profits, the FHFA and the Trump administration calls on the Supreme Court to settle the debate. The [...]