Nationwide, Redfin found that asking rents rose just 0.4% year-over-year to an average of $2,011 in September, as an increasing supply in recent years has flooded the market with inventory.
Read More »Fannie Mae Announces Sale of Non-Performing Loans
As part of the GSE’s effort to reduce the size of its retained mortgage portfolio, Fannie Mae has sold two pools comprised of 1,500-plus loans totaling more than $235 million in unpaid principal balance.
Read More »Circuit Court Exceeds Authority by Rewriting Terms of Mortgage
Attorney Adam Diaz examines a recent case in Florida where a judgment was entered in favor of the mortgagors and against a major bank as the court denied foreclosure and rewrote the terms of the note and mortgage.
Read More »New Home Price Insights for August 2023
CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Index covering the month of August found that numbers are beginning to rebound after hitting an 11-year low earlier this spring.
Read More »Oral Arguments Begin in Constitutionality Case Against the CFPB
The U.S. Supreme Court heard opening arguments challenging the constitutionality of the Bureau’s funding through the Federal Reserve.
Read More »Affordability Surpasses Inventory as Top Housing Industry Concern
NAR polled more than 176,000 executives and senior management officials at real estate firms and found that housing affordability has left fewer buyers able to purchase a home due to the rise in prices and interest rates, as many potential sellers remain in place rather than choosing to sell.
Read More »Sagent Extends Partnership With Click n’ Close
The new five-year extension will enable Click n’ Close to power its entire enterprise mortgage servicing ecosystem with Sagent’s suite of cloud-based platforms.
Read More »Sixteen Percent of Home Purchases Fell Through in August
Home purchases fell through at a rate of 15.7% in August, a number which is up 14.3% year-over-year and the highest number recorded since October 2022.
Read More »Fannie Mae Partners With Pulsenomics on New Home Price Expectations Survey
The GSE, in conjunction with research and consulting firm Pulsenomics, will produce a quarterly poll surveying more than 100 housing experts across the industry and academia to forecast future home price changes.
Read More »Mortgage Monitor Finds Modest Opportunity in Refi Market
Alongside rising interest rates, the average equity withdrawal among cash-out refinances has also risen by nearly 90% from its low in 2020.
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