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Author Archives: Mike Albanese

A graduate of the University of Alabama, Mike Albanese has worked for news publications since 2011 in Texas and Colorado. He has built a portfolio of more than 1,000 articles, covering city government, police and crime, business, sports, and is experienced in crafting engaging features and enterprise pieces. He spent time as the sports editor for the "Pilot Point Post-Signal," and has covered the DFW Metroplex for several years. He has also assisted with sports coverage and editing duties with the "Dallas Morning News" and "Denton Record-Chronicle" over the past several years.

Affordability Receives a Jolt

Consumers’ homebuyer power increased in June by 3.3% from the prior month and has risen 12.2% year-over-year, according to First American Financial Corporation’s Real House Price Index (RHPI).  ...

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Reaching Underserved Borrowers

Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the August issue of MReport, out now. Non-Qualified Mortgages (non-QM) are still a small part of the overall mortgage origination market. ...

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