Embrace Home Loans has named Jason Will to the newly-created role of SVP of Market Growth, where he will be responsible for helping to increase the company's market ...
Read More »Expanding Credit Availability for Black and Latinx Borrowers
It is far more common for people of color to lack the creditworthiness needed to purchase a home, and researchers are exploring potential solutions to that systemic problem.
Read More »LaRaia Tapped to Lead Sprout’s Regulatory Compliance Efforts
With two decades-plus of experience, Sprout Mortgage has added Laura C. LaRaia as new head of legal and regulatory compliance functions, as well as new General Counsel.
Read More »Cash-Strapped Renters Hit Hard by Pandemic
A new report examines the nation’s renters and how the COVID-19 pandemic has forced this market to deplete their savings to pay their rent, and what policymakers can do to ease issues down the line.
Read More »Curing Defaults Through Streamlined Refis
With foreclosure moratoria set to expire, the industry is prepping for a wave of defaults, one that could be controlled by bringing back a HARP-type program.
Read More »Nine Housing Takeaways From Biden Budget Proposal
The American Rescue Plan was a first step to nationwide economic repair, as President Biden’s budget plans include approximately $70 billion earmarked for expanding housing opportunities.
Read More »Home Price Surge Forecast in the West
According to Veros Real Estate Solutions, home price appreciation will increase significantly during the next 12 months in the 100 most-populated markets. VeroFORECAST data found that by the ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Closing Housing’s Racial Divide
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will host a Webcast hearing titled, "Separate and Unequal: The Legacy of Racial Discrimination in Housing," set for Tuesday, ...
Read More »Mortgage Credit Availability Increases
Lending standards overall loosened during March, the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) from Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and Ellie Mae indicates. A decline in the MCAI indicates that ...
Read More »HUD’s $5B ‘Commitment to Addressing Homelessness’
The funding gives states the flexibility to meet the needs of people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness, the department announced Thursday.
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