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Pending home sales fell in December, but still remain above year ago levels, suggesting a housing recovery is still in the works, the National Association of Realtors said.
Still, the association noted a limited supply of affordable homes in certain markets, causing a...
A look at stories across HousingWire's weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues:
Basel III's eventual impact on U.S. banks is still somewhat of a mystery, but...
Analysts attending the American Securitization Forum in Law Vegas warned Sunday that Basel III will have a negative impact on the securitization market.
Partner Jerome Walker at SNR Denton and Garrett Ahitow, executive director of regulatory capital...
Staying current with changing market conditions, housing prices and government regulations is an essential survival skill when analyzing residential mortgage-backed securitization bonds, according to Evan Firestone, who works in business development at CoreLogic...
Partner Robert Robinson at Sidley Austin and Evan Tepper, a vice president and analyst at Moody’s Investors Service, took the floor at the American Securitization Forum Conference to discuss the dynamics of collateralized...
Partner Robert Robinson at Sidley Austin and Evan Tepper, a vice president and analyst at Moody’s Investors Service, took the floor at the American Securitization Forum Conference to discuss the dynamics of collateralized...
What would it mean for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – and its final mortgage rules – if a federal court were to deem the President's recess appointment of CFPB Director Richard Cordray unconstitutional?
As of Friday, that question started to have a tinge of...
U.S. home prices continued to inch their way up, showing a 0.5% increase from October to November, according to the latest Lender Processing Services home price index.
Home prices grew 5.1% year-over-year, based on LPS’s analysis of homes in...
U.S. home prices continued to inch their way up, showing a 0.5% increase from October to November, according to the latest Lender Processing Services home price index.
Home prices grew 5.1% year-over-year, based on LPS’s analysis of homes in...
The demand for rental housing is expected grow by nearly 6.6 million units through 2016, with about 4.2 million new renters attributing to the total.
Many factors will play into the rental housing growth trend including more inventory going into rentals as well as an attractive single-...
Freddie Mac bought $33.6 billion worth of mortgages and mortgage-related securities in December, down almost 50% from $62.5 billion purchases in November.
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Freddie Mac bought $33.6 billion worth of mortgages and mortgage-related securities in December, down almost 50% from $62.5 billion purchases in November.
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While the single-family/real estate-owned rentals could grow in the short term — absorbing excess inventory through shadow inventory pipeline — the long-term outlook remains cloudy.
For single family rentals to develop into a sustainable asset class, property managers and investors...
Sales of new single-family homes dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 369,000 units in December.
This sales rate is 7.3% below the revised...
Sales of new single-family homes dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 369,000 units in December.
This sales rate is 7.3% below the revised...