Mortgages

Homes are 4.4% more affordable, the first annual improvement in years, while first-time buyers with lower incomes can qualify for a median priced house.

Onity, the company formerly known as Ocwen, is adjusting its joint venture servicing investment vehicle and has taken other steps with the goal of deleveraging.

The top five states have more than 403,000 housing units approved to begin construction in 2024, according to LendingTree.

The disaster underscores Americans' dangerously low levels of flood insurance coverage, especially away from coastal areas. 

State housing finance agencies had a resurgent fiscal 2023 and the recent fed funds rate reduction could have a mixed impact on them, Fitch Ratings said.

The core personal consumption expenditures price index increased 0.1% from July, and on a three-month annualized basis, it rose by 2.1%.

Some recipients of the new multimillion-dollar funding announced this week include several organizations partnering with historically Black colleges and universities.

Specialized Loan Servicing allegedly charged borrowers $7.50 for processing mortgage payments made by phone. Most servicers, including Newrez, have axed this fee.

The 13 largest homeowners insurance underwriters denied almost half of their climate-related claims last year, adding to property owner and mortgage servicer woes.

New single-family home sales decreased 4.7% last month to an annualized rate of 716,000 after rising at the fastest pace since early 2022, government data showed Wednesday.