Homeowner Association Liens Jump Nearly 9%

Homeowner associations filed 284,933 liens against residents across the country last year–the equivalent of one lien recorded roughly every 90 seconds–up 8.6% from 2024, according to Benutech Data Insights, Huntington Beach, Calif.

MISMO Releases Life of Loan Model, Providing an Educational Tool for the Mortgage Lifecycle

MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, announced that the MISMO Life of Loan Model has reached Candidate Recommendation status. This milestone recognizes that the standard has been thoroughly reviewed by a broad range of industry participants and is available for implementation across the mortgage industry.

MBA Statement on CFPB Final Rule on Small Business Lending Reporting 

MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final rule (Section 1071) on the Reconsideration of Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B).

MBA Economist Weighs In on Q1 GDP Figures

The Bureau of Economic Analysis April 30 released Q1 gross domestic product advance estimate data, finding that it increased at an annual rate of 2%.

How Have Home Prices Versus Income Grown Since 1980?

A new report from Best Interest Financial, St. Clair Shore, Mich., and Clever Real Estate, St. Louis, Mo., analyzed how the median U.S. home price and the median household income have each changed since 1980.

ATTOM: Foreclosure Activity Rises

Foreclosure activity increased in the first quarter, with both starts and completed foreclosures posting solid year-over-year gains, ATTOM’s new U.S. Foreclosure Market Report said.