The Los Angeles-based real estate fund SoLa Impact has rolled out the Black Impact Fund, a $1 billion initiative focused on communities of color with major urban markets. ...
Read More »The Most Expensive Towns Across America
A new report from LendingTree evaluates the top 50 American towns with populations under 50,000 with the most expensive median home values. Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts; Summit Park, Utah; ...
Read More »2021: Prepare for a Seller’s Market
Home prices look like they will continue to rise in 2021 according to realtor.com, but at a slower, more normal pace than they did in 2020. However, interest ...
Read More »FHA Loan Limits to Increase in Most Counties
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced higher loan limits for 2021. The guidelines apply to the administration's Single Family Title II forward and Home Equity Conversion (reverse) Mortgage insurance ...
Read More »Mortgage Industry Leaders Discuss Leveraging Tech, Tools, and People
The latest addition to the MReport Webinar Series, “Leveraging Tech, Tools & People: Finding Balance in Capacity Management,” went live today and featured insights from three mortgage industry ...
Read More »Household Formation Rates Falter Amid COVID-19
Americans are forming households at lower rates than before the Great Recession, according to new data published by Zillow. This development, which spans all age and racial/ethnic demographics, ...
Read More »Status Updates From Fannie and Freddie
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac released monthly summary reports covering October. The reports contain information about the GSEs' monthly and year-to-date activities related to gross mortgage portfolios; mortgage-backed ...
Read More »Navigating the ‘Extremely Complicated’ World of Bankruptcy
In this week’s special extended edition of DS5: Inside the Industry, BK Global CEO Brad Geisen discusses the challenges his industry might face in the coming years including ...
Read More »Single-Family Homes Selling at Prices 17% Above Condos
According to a new analysis from Redfin, the typical American single-family home that sold this year went for an average price that was 17.3% more than the typical ...
Read More »Why Have Pending Home Sales Declined?
The National Association for Realtors (NAR) released its latest Pending Home Sales Index for October today, showing that pending home sales experienced a slight decline in last month, ...
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