While a home insurance policy is a must-have for any residential property owner, more than a few homeowners lack a proper understanding of what their policies cover. According ...
Read More »Freddie Mac Loans on Track for Big Annual Increase
The latest monthly volume report from Freddie Mac found a growing mortgage portfolio and a declining level of single-family delinquencies. Freddie Mac reported that its entire mortgage portfolio ...
Read More »Is Student Loan Debt Really an Obstacle to Homeownership?
Contrary to a long-running argument, student loan debt burden is not an impediment to achieving homeownership, according to a commentary authored by First American Deputy Chief Economist Odeta ...
Read More »What’s Driving the Residential Lending Boom?
The third quarter of this year recorded 3.25 million mortgage originations secured by residential property, according to new research from ATTOM Data Solutions. This represents a 17% increase ...
Read More »Wildfires Aren’t Preventing Relocation to High-Risk Regions
The historic wildfire season that left thousands of homes destroyed and millions of acres burned in the western states is likely to be reprised in the coming years ...
Read More »Fannie Mae Suggests Strong Housing Market Will Continue
The near-future state of the U.S. economy is predicated on how policymakers and the public respond to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, according to the latest commentary ...
Read More »Some Homeowners Experience Financial Gains Despite COVID-19
According to new data released by Redfin, the economic trauma inflicted during the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a more severe toll on renters than homeowners. In a survey ...
Read More »Pressure Mounts on Landlords to Sell Their Properties
A new survey shows how increased vacancy rates negatively impact landlords and investors, especially those with low incomes and mortgages on the line.
Read More »Golden State Voters Strike Down Proposed Property Tax
A referendum to change how California enacts property taxes, which some argued would address California's housing affordability issues, was defeated by the state’s voters. Proposition 15 was designed ...
Read More »Risk Assessment’s New “Playing Field”
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the November edition of MReport, out now. When the COVID-19 pandemic took root in the U.S. in March, the mortgage industry ...
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