The housing market should continue to be a busy place, according to First American. In fact, there are a few factors to keep the momentum of 2020 going well into the year. For 2021 predictions to make the most amount ...
Read More »Montgomery: Outgoing Cabinet Members, Political Appointees Deserve ‘Gratitude’
"Examples of their professionalism and hard work abound and resist any partisan label," noted the former HUD Deputy Secretary in an op-ed he penned before leaving his post.
Read More »GSE-Treasury Agreement Revisions and Implications
The Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (PSPA) is an integral part of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's government conservatorship. A recent article from Don Layton, former Freddie Mac CEO and Senior Industry Fellow at Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, summarizes ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Lawyers Navigate the Eviction Process
This Thursday, Legal League 100 and Stern & Eisenberg will host a webinar for professionals who are navigating COVID-related eviction proceedings. Here is what else is happening in The Week Ahead.
Read More »Fannie Mae Names New VP and Chief Risk Officer
Fannie Mae announced that Ryan A. Zanin will be the company's EVP and Chief Risk Officer (CRO), effective February 1. The role signifies the company’s sustained commitment to risk management in its drive to create a stronger, more stable housing market, ...
Read More »Seriously Delinquent Mortgage Loans Up 1.7 Million in 2020
2020 ended with 2.15 million seriously delinquent mortgage loans, that is 1.7 million more seriously delinquent homeowners than when 2020 began — "a looming reminder of the challenges facing the market in 2021," according to the First Look mortgage loan ...
Read More »How Janet Yellen’s Economic Policy May Impact the Industry
Confirmation hearings for Secretary of the Treasury nominee Janet Yellen began this past week. What might the new appointee mean for an industry that has been experiencing all-time low mortgage rates?
Read More »New Studies Reaffirm Dramatic Increases in Home Values
“In the end, there was nothing typical about 2020,” said Radian's Steve Gaenzler.
Read More »Post-Moratorium Conditions and Concerns
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the January edition of DS News, available here. In the effort to make our way through the impact of an unprecedented pandemic, every industry in our country has made necessary adjustments to a very ...
Read More »Improving Housing Policy for Seniors, People of Color
Leaders should make “a concerted effort to decrease the enormous racial homeownership gap” by expanding financial education and homeownership preparation, researchers suggest.
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