Ever-Changing TRID Demands Companies Pivot to Stay Current
Now that TRID has turned two, it is becoming clear that companies are going to need to think on their feet in order to stay current with TRID’s constantly changing [...]
Can Hispanics Bridge the Homeownership Gap?
Hispanics are a historically underrepresented market when it comes to homeownership, according to a recent report released by Freddie Mac. This gap is getting smaller—but it begs the question, who [...]
Big Changes Could Soon Be Coming to The Enterprises
Two Senators are drafting legislation that could potentially break up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to Bloomberg, in an effort to increase competitiveness in the secondary mortgage market? How [...]
Do Rising Prices Indicate Another Crash?
Home prices have hit record highs once again, according to a national price index released today. And with high demand and tight inventory, they’re likely to keep rising for the [...]
5 Cities with Great Rental Investment Opportunities
It seems with all the talk about how millennials are shaping the housing market, there is little talk about how millennials are shaping the market for rental investment properties. And [...]
Fannie Mae Reduces Risk Pool
Fannie Mae is making moves again—this time it has completed its second set of traditional Credit Insurance Risk Transfer. Read on to find the amount of coverage the GSE received [...]
Why Are Lenders Loosening Credit Standards?
According to a new survey from Fannie Mae, lenders have loosened their credit standards once again, marking the third straight quarter standards have eased up. Does this make a trend, [...]
The End of an Era: Tozer Talks
Seven years might not seem all that long a tenure in the corporate world, but in the land of political appointees, Ted Tozer’s near-decade at the helm of Ginnie Mae [...]
Sales Could be the Cure for Inventory Shortage
Renters and homeowners do not see the same rosy picture when it comes to houses for sale, but if homeowners were to follow through with their optimism, the housing market [...]