A survey of consumer expectations for the next 12 months has been released by an affiliate of the Federal Reserve Bank. Found out how optimistic most Americans feel about the coming year and how this will affect the housing market.
Read More »Mortgage Apps and DTI Ratios
A new analysis reveals that since 2015 debt-to-income ratio has become the number one reason that lenders have turned down purchase-mortgage applications. What are the factors that are impacting the DTI ratios of homebuyers?
Read More »Moody’s Rates Wells Fargo RMBS
The ratings agency has the first reverse mortgage-backed securities issued by Wells Fargo with provisional ratings. Here are the details.
Read More »Is Silence Golden?: The Relationship between Noise & Home Prices
Most people would agree that noise pollution has a negative impact on home prices, but teasing out the exact correlation is harder than one might think. A recent case study attempts to tackle the issue.
Read More »Recycled Housing is Answering Housing Concerns
Paul Gavin of SG Blocks discusses some of the pressing issues facing today's housing market including the affordability crisis.
Read More »Eye on the Industry: Updates on Chase, DocMagic, and More …
From Chase launching the first-ever "home center" to new hirings and partnerships across the industry, catch up on the latest news and announcements from the industry's leading companies.
Read More »Mortgage Applications Down as Interest Rates Rise
A report tracking contract interest rates for U.S. mortgages as well as total applications has just been released. Read here to find out which contract interest rates went up the most.
Read More »Metro Areas Ranked by Property Value Appreciation
An analytics firm has released a forecast showing an overall rise in U.S. property value. Certain metro areas are expected to appreciate faster, while some are even expected to suffer a decline. But where, and why? Read here to find out.
Read More »New Home Listings Positive Indicator for Inventory Woes
New data indicate that an increase in new home listings signal a softening of the inventory crunch in the housing market and might even be in the early stages of recovery. Here’s what an industry expert said.
Read More »Are Millennial Homebuyers Really Different?
A new report analyzed data on millennial homebuyers and found that millennials might not be as nomadic as they’re made out to be. Click through to learn what matters most to these buyers and why.
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