Home prices in areas most affected by climate change are increasing faster than the national median, reported Home Bay, St. Louis, Mo.
Category: News and Trends

Fitch Ratings: Title Insurers Brace for Macroeconomic Pressures
U.S. title insurance companies’ statutory capital should remain very strong even as macroeconomic pressures mount in the coming months, Fitch Ratings said in a new report.

Industry Briefs July 5, 2022
Southwest Stage Funding LLC, dba Cascade Financial Services, a national provider of financing to buyers of manufactured homes, launch its Social Bond Framework, which furthers the company’s commitment to creating pathways for affordable housing.

MISMO Seeks Public Comment on Implementation Guide for SMART Doc Version 3 Verifiable Profile
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, seeks public comment on an implementation guide for its new SMART Doc® Version 3 Verifiable Profile standard.

MBA Annual Convention & Expo in Nashville Oct. 23-26; Early Registration Ends Aug. 1
Meet industry innovators and experts at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo 2022, taking place Oct. 23-26 at Music City Center in Nashville.

MBA RIHA: Baby Boomer Homeowners’ Mortality Expected to Have Minimal Impact on Housing Supply and Prices
More than 4 million existing-homes for sale annually over the next decade will come from the aging and mortality of older homeowners, but sustained homebuyer demand from population growth and younger-generation households should lead to minimal excess housing supply and have no measurable reduction in home prices.

Multifamily Rent Growth Still Climbing
The momentum surrounding multi-housing rent growth has continued in 2022 and currently outpaces inflationary growth, reported JLL Capital Markets, Chicago.

Home Bay: Climate Change Poses ‘Serious Threat’ to U.S. Real Estate
Home prices in areas most affected by climate change are increasing faster than the national median, reported Home Bay, St. Louis, Mo.

Fitch Ratings: Title Insurers Brace for Macroeconomic Pressures
U.S. title insurance companies’ statutory capital should remain very strong even as macroeconomic pressures mount in the coming months, Fitch Ratings said in a new report.

MISMO Issues Dataset Standard for IRS Form 4506-C
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, launched a new dataset standard for the Internal Revenue Service Request for Transcript of Tax Return (IRS Form 4506-C).