Ongoing Supply-Demand Imbalance Shaping Housing Forecast as Mortgage Rates and Home Prices Tick Up Full-year 2021 real GDP growth expectations improved to 6.8 percent, including 9.1 percent annualized growth in the second quarter, due primarily to the continued easing of virus-related social...
Year: 2021
Housing Market Potential Dips Slightly From 13-Year High, According to First American Potential Home Sales Model
First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF),a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, released First American’s proprietary Potential Home Sales Model for the month of March 2021. March 2021 Potential Home Sales...
New Residential Investment Corp. to Acquire Caliber Home Loans, Inc.
New Residential to combine NewRez and Caliber platforms into premier financial services company New Residential Investment Corp. (NYSE: NRZ; “New Residential” or the “Company”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Lone Star Funds (“Lone Star”) to acquire...
Sprout Names New Executive Vice President And Chief Information Officer
Sprout Mortgage, the innovative force in non-QM residential lending, announced the appointment of a new Chief Information Officer, effective immediately. Henry Santos is the new Executive Vice President and Chief Information officer. "I'm excited about Henry joining our team of senior leaders...
Why Banks Will Move Quickly to Sell Distressed Debt
So far, the COVID-19 pandemic hasn't spawned the waves of property distress that were initially predicted. However, once lenders can pursue remedies, Andrew Van Tuyle, senior managing director of investments for BH Properties, expects the floodgates to open for loan sales in judicial...
Offerpad Announces Indianapolis is the Next Market in its Expansion Plan
Leading iBuyer and real estate solutions provider expects to buy and sell homes in nearly 1,000 cities and towns Offerpad, a leader in modern home buying and selling solutions, continues business development and market expansion with the announcement of a new major market launch...
PROPERTY TAXES LEVIED ON SINGLE FAMILY HOMES UP 5.4 PERCENT IN 2020, TO MORE THAN $323 BILLION
Average Property Tax of $3,719 Up 4 Percent Effective Tax Rate at 1.1 Percent Highest Effective Tax Rates Remained in New Jersey, Illinois, Texas, Vermont, Connecticut ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, released its 2020 property tax analysis for almost 87...
Finance Agency Plan to Further Forestall Home Foreclosures Fails to Recognize Economic Realities
Distressed asset auctioneer Richard Kruse of Gryphon USA said plans by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to delay foreclosures another nine months and create more regulations only builds pressure on consumers and the nation’s housing market. The CFPB this week announced proposed rules meant...
Finance of America Companies to Become Publicly Traded Following Completed Transaction with Replay Acquisition Corp.
Finance of America Equity Capital LLC (“Finance of America” or the “Company”), an end-to-end lending and services platform, and Replay Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: RPLA) (“Replay Acquisition”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced the completion of their previously...