Jim Murrett Becomes President of Appraisal Institute
James L. Murrett, MAI, SRA, of Hamburg, New York, began his one-year term as president of the Appraisal Institute on January 1, 2018. The Appraisal Institute is the nation’s largest [...]
U.S. Job Growth Softens, Performs Below Expectations
The U.S Department of Labor reported a job growth of 148,000 while unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent for the third consecutive month. The post U.S. Job Growth Softens, Performs [...]
The Week Ahead: Pick the Brains of the Fed Presidents
For anyone hoping for insights straight from the Presidents of the nation’s Federal Reserve Banks, this is a good week to clear your calendar. Fed Presidents from nearly a half [...]
On the Radar: Legal Experts on the Cases Shaping the Industry
With thousands of cases unfolding across the country, keeping track of the ones that most impact your business can be a full-time job. Knowing what’s happening in the legal sphere [...]
Exploring Tax Reform’s Impact on Housing Assistance
As housing policies are on the fast track to change, one research report delves into data to address its concerns about the new tax bill. However, perspectives of the policies’ [...]
Puerto Rico Evacuees Exacerbating Florida Housing Crisis
Over three months after Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island of Puerto Rico, half of the island’s 3.4 million citizens are still without power, and many without access to [...]
FHA Reverse Mortgage MBS Issuances Surged in Q4 2017
NewView Advisors, LLC, a financial services firm based in New York, has released a new look at the state of HECM mortgage-backed securities for 2017. HECM is the Federal Housing [...]
Northsight Management Merges with ASONS Construction, Inc.
Northsight Management LLC, a mortgage field services provider, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, announced a recent key business expansion on Tuesday—the finalization of its merger with ASONS Construction Inc., a highly [...]
Rental Property Management: Beware of Fraud
A recent report finds that identity fraud in the rental property market is a challenging problem impacting not only identity theft victims, but anyone who unintentionally accepts falsified identity information. [...]