Americans ended 2017 feeling very good about the economy. Consumer confidence hit 122.1 in December, slightly below the 17-year high set in November, 128.6, according to […]
Americans became less confident in the economy after Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma swept across Florida and South Texas, according to the Survey of Consumers conducted […]
Foreclosure activity hit an 11-year low in this year’s third quarter, as an improving economy and stricter mortgage standards helped stabilize the housing market to pre-2008 levels. ATTOM Data Solutions […]
CoreLogic released its latest Loan Performance Insights report on national foreclosure and delinquency activity earlier this month. According to the report, the share of mortgages that […]
Consumer credit varies nationally due to regional variations in income and the cost of living. According to a new study from LendEDU and Experian, the Northeast […]
Consumers grew slightly less optimistic headed into the holidays, however optimism still remains at historical highs, according to the Survey of Consumers conducted by the University […]
Nearly half of all renter households – almost 21 million – were considered cost-burdened in 2016, according to a new report from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. […]
Homeowners with mortgages, or 63% of the total, have collectively seen their equity increase 11.8% from the third quarter of 2016 to 3Q17, representing a gain of $871 billion year-over-year, according to […]
While the nationwide run-up in mortgage loan application defects appears to have slowed, instances of fraud remain on the rise in Texas and Florida. The First […]