The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a $3 million settlement with ESSA Bank & Trust (ESSA) to resolve allegations that it engaged in the redlining of majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia. According to the DOJ, ESSA...
The overall delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) skyrocketed in May by 53 basis points to 3.62%, according to new data from Trepp LLC. The CMBS delinquency rate is now at its highest level since March 2022, while the 53-basis point upswing...
The latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) requires an upward view. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.79% as of June 1, up from last week when it averaged 6.57%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 5.09%. The 15-year fixed-rate...
More than 32 million single-family residences (SFRs) and 1 million multifamily residences (MFRs) in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts are at moderate or more significant risk of sustaining damage from hurricane-force winds this year, according to CoreLogic’s newly...
A total of 1.25 million mortgages secured by residential property were originated in the first quarter of this year, according to new data from ATTOM. This represented a 19% drop from the fourth quarter of 2022 – the eighth consecutive quarterly decrease – and a 56%...
It was a May that was worth forgetting, according to the latest Realtor.com Housing Report that recorded home price growth of only 0.9% year-over-year, the slowest rate since the company began recording this data in 2016. “April and May are historically popular...
San Francisco Mayor Declares ‘Rent Emergency’ to Mitigate Eleva…
