Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro has said that he’s likely to run for President in 2020. Here are some of the issues he tackled during his tenure at HUD.
Read More »MSR Values Rise With Increasing Rates
A recent webinar giving insights on managing valuing, acquiring, and selling residential MSR rights gave details on their market activity and what can be expected going forward.
Read More »500 Days: A Housing Industry Snapshot
Which rules and regulations have impacted the housing industry since the Trump administration came to power in January 2017? Click through to learn the impact of this administration’s legislation and nominations on the industry.
Read More »Industry Reacts to Brian Montgomery as FHA Commissioner
After months of delays, Brian Montgomery’s nomination for Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has finally been approved by the Senate ...
Read More »Will Additional Charges on Luxury Housing Help Govt. Revenue?
A recent research examined how much revenue a state government could generate by levying charges similar to property tax surcharge on luxury homes. Click through to read the findings and which state stood to benefit the most from such a tax.
Read More »Mortgage Bankers and Government Leaders Converge in D.C.
Housing and housing finance reforms, especially for the underserved are on top of the agenda at the ninth annual Five Star Government Forum on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. ...
Read More »Are Nonbanks Susceptible to Liquidity Vulnerabilities?
Nonbanks originated about half of all mortgages in 2016 and 75 percent of mortgages insured by the FHA or VA. However, a recent study by the Brookings Institution ...
Read More »Promoting and Protecting Homeownership
It’s been a decade since the housing crisis of 2008. As the present administration looks at rolling back some of the more stringent regulations that were introduced during ...
Read More »The Building Blocks of Title
Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the March issue of MReport, out now. In the search for records surrounding a property, anyone who has visited one of ...
Read More »How Will a Government Shutdown Affect the Mortgage Industry?
The mortgage industry is likely to see some immediate and far-reaching effects if the Senate does not reach enough votes to extend the Federal Budget to February 16.
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