Recent research shows the reasons some heads of households are disappointed in their property purchases and what solutions, including selling, they are considering.
Read More »‘Mixed Bag of Action’ in the Mortgage Market
Low housing inventory and high demand are pushing prices higher and “weighing down on activity," economists report.
Read More »Urban Areas Still Appeal to Homebuyers
A new report examines the ways remote work is influencing where Americans desire to live and what they are looking for in a home.
Read More »Financing the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Recent research shows how overly complicated funding can create administrative costs and other inefficiencies that work against the LIHTC’s goals of stretching subsidies to house more people.
Read More »Home Prices Have Some Experts ‘Worried’
An economist expresses concern about "how we as a society are going to reckon with just how expensive housing has become."
Read More »HUD Makes Headway During New Administration’s First 100 Days
The department reports that, in 2021, it has delivered on urgent housing needs and set the stage for addressing longer-term challenges.
Read More »Fate of FHFA Lies With the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court last December took up the case of Collins v. Mnuchin, to determine whether the leadership structure of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) violates ...
Read More »Homebuyers’ Desires, Needs, and Aspirations Are Evolving
What do Americans want in a home? COVID-19 has led to a change in the ways consumers might answer that question. Some obvious responses—space, comfort, bigger yards, simpler ...
Read More »Finance of America Acquires Parkside Lending’s Wholesale Operation
This marks the company's 16th acquisition and integration of a "highly complementary business," says CEO Patricia Cook.
Read More »Studying the Relationship Between Homebuying and Wealth
A new study explores how differences in home purchase prices can lead to further wealth gaps through equity in homeownership.
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