Bank of America managed to escape the fate that befell several other banks in the third quarter.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Waiting for Housing Starts to Re-Start
In the last new residential construction report, housing starts took a step back after several months of gains. This week, the industry will find out if new construction picked up in the face of a lengthy inventory shortage of existing homes for sale.
Read More »OwnAmerica Attracts 1.8 Million SFR Properties in First Month
Investors have installed more than $1.8 billion in assets on the OwnAmerica Portfolio Visualizer in the first 30 days, with over $200 million made available for purchase.
Read More »Banks’ Profits Fly South for the Winter
What was behind the year-over-year declines in profits that JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and PNC Financial Group all experienced in Q3?
Read More »For Now, Wells Fargo’s Earnings are Solid
It has been a tumultuous week for Wells Fargo that included a leadership change at the top. It remains to be seen how these changes will affect Q4 profits, but as for Q3, the bank turned in a solid report.
Read More »Prepare for Takeoff: Mortgage Rates Set to Climb
Mortgage rates hovered record lows for most of the summer. But one analyst said that is likely about to change.
Read More »It’s Business as Usual at CFPB . . .Or Is It?
Colgate Selden, former Senior Counsel in the CFPB Office of Regulations, spoke with MReport about the possible effect the PHH Corp. v. CFPB decision will have on the Bureau's daily operations.
Read More »Assurant Appoints New SVP, Mortgage Solutions
Global risk management solutions provider Assurant, Inc. has appointed Daniel Hoppes as the company’s Senior Vice President, Mortgage Solutions.
Read More »Millennials Hesitant on Homebuying
Prospective homebuyers' confidence is shrinking. What are they so concerned about?
Read More »The Homeownership Outlook is Bleak—Or is It?
The national homeownership rate has been dropping for more than a decade, and some experts predict it might dip even lower. According to one analysis, however, there are other factors to consider when forecasting where the homeownership rate will go.
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