The Urban Institute found most property auction sales are to mom-and-pop investors, while most owner-occupants who buy use cash.

The FHFA’s proposed financial standards for GSE seller/servicers could be a boon for larger firms; CFPB launches small business advisory review panel for rulemaking on automated valuation models; foreclosure starts jump; MISMO launches rate quote standard for mortgage insurance; delinquency rate on property taxes declines.

The number of loans 30-59 days delinquent in agency MBS increased during the second half of 2021. Late payments increased on FHA mortgages along with GSE loans. (Includes data chart.)

The mortgage employment boom of 2020-2021 is drawing to a close. One ray of hope for the recently laid-off: the non-QM sector.

Soaring home values boosted the national average equity stake in a mortgaged residential home to $185,000 at the end of 2021. The year-over-year gain: $48,000.

Banks that expand mortgage lending beyond their local markets into high-growth areas face some risks, according to findings published by the International Monetary Fund.

Marcia Fudge, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, wants more young people to purchase homes to build wealth.

At minimum, low- and moderate-income homebuyers can benefit from shared-equity homeownership instead of renting.

Leaders of New Residential and PennyMac Financial Services express a negative outlook on GOS; study finds eClosings generate a positive return on investment; Flagstar accepting applications for its mortgage technology accelerator program; borrowers surprised by the paperwork required for a mortgage; RiskSpan teams with Verisk to detail loan-level climate risk.

Among a group of 21 prominent banks that have reported earnings for the fourth quarter, nearly every institution took a hit on mortgage earnings. For many, originations declined along with margins.