It's a holiday week, but key metrics that drive housing aren't taking time off.
Read More »Kick-Off: All Eyes on the Fed for the First Interest Rate Hike since 2008
This week the Federal Reserve is looking to raise interest rates, key housing indicators will show how the market is doing, there's a look at key economic indicators as 2015 closes, and we get a preview of how consumers are looking at things going into 2016. Read on.
Read More »Gap Between Homeowner, Appraiser Opinions Narrows
Homeowners and appraisers don't agree on home values in general, but the gap is narrowing. Here's why.
Read More »Will Big Bank Defections from FHA Change Mortgage Lending?
Traditional big lenders are increasingly walking away from the FHA. The question is what opportunities does it open up, and how will both the FHA and the mortgage market respond to those changes? Moreover, how does it affect you?
Read More »GSE Reform Must Go Through the Financial Stability Oversight Council
Eight of the nine members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council testify Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee. Any realistic movement toward GSE reform leads to the FSOC, so what they say Tuesday will echo through the industry.
Read More »Merging Landlords See Growing Profit in Single Family Rentals
Single family rentals, SFRs, were supposed to be a short-term opportunity when real estate hit bottom, but now it's emerging as a new class that big money is looking at. So what's happening?
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