The expanded Neighborhood Stabilization Initiative (NSI) program recently marked its one-year anniversary, according to an announcement from the National Community Stabilization Trust
Read More »HARP Draws Fewer Borrowers as Time Goes On
The Home Affordable Refinance Program is heading into its final year, but borrowers don't appear to be rushing to take advantage of it.
Read More »Sensing Regulatory Relief, Builders Become Believers
How confident are single-family homebuilders heading into the new year now with a new administration set to begin? They have not been this confident in more than 11 years, according to one analysis.
Read More »Separate Ways: Prices Rising, Inventory Falling
Home prices have been moving upward while the number of available homes for sale has been heading downward, creating some affordability issues for housing. How will these trends affect the market in 2017?
Read More »Investors Find Opportunities in Home Flipping
Lack of housing inventory and rising home prices prove to be favorable conditions for flippers.
Read More »The Next Steps Toward a Single Security for the GSEs
The FHFA expects to implement the Single Security on the CSP for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sometime in 2018. What does the Agency hope to accomplish in 2017 toward achieving that goal?
Read More »LendingQB-BeSmartee Partnership Automates Consumer Direct Lending
LendingQB, a Costa Mesa, California-based provider of lean lending loan origination technology solutions, has announced the integration of its LOS with BeSmartee, an online mortgage automation company based in Huntington Beach, California.
Read More »For First-Time Buyers, Suburbs Rule
Recent analysis indicates that first-time homebuyers may run into some affordability issues in 2017. Still, many markets are expected to be friendly to those who are just now entering the housing market.
Read More »First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation Adds Managing Director
First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation has named Brian Daily to the position of Managing Director for the company’s Distributed Retail lending division.
Read More »HUD Raises the Bar for Housing Counselors
The new requirements are part of a standardized certification process which Congress directed HUD to implement.
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