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First mortgage balances experienced a massive year-over-year jump, driven by an uptick in both rising home-purchase activity and solid refinancing volumes, according to the latest Equifax National Consumer Credit Trends Report, released Wednesday.

Bank of America’s first-ever look at homebuying trends has found that more buyers want a home more than they want an investment in property.

Home builders have hit a roadblock. The ramped up regulatory environment has made it difficult for home builders to build affordable homes.

JPMorgan Chase Bank has become the first institution to file a residential mortgage-backed securitizations deal that qualifies under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s six-year-old Safe Harbor rule.

Now almost five years old, the CFPB remains the subject of a heated debate among lawmakers: Is the Bureau an organization vital to the financial well-being of consumers, or is it simply a government bureaucracy that abuses its power?

Unfilled jobs in the construction sector surpassed the cycle high of 177,000 unfilled positions set in May 2015 and is the highest monthly count of job openings since July 2007.

With every proposal for GSE reform being shot down at every turn, the chances of change occurring remains slim but not impossible.

MReport recently spoke with Gary Beasley, CEO of co-founder of Roofstock Investing, about how the SFR landscape has changed—and what lies ahead for the industry.

Which age group's homeownership rate is the furthest from its peak 10 years ago?

During the recession, Americans lost homes, jobs, wealth, and their credit lifeline, a tragedy that many are still struggling with three elections later. However, this loss of credit and theme of indebtedness play an important role in the political story.