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What areas will the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's fair lending team focus on for 2017?

Analysts said that housing starts still had room to grow even after a large October spike. But things did not exactly go that way for starts in November.

With the first Fed rate hike in a year occurring on Wednesday and the average 30-year FRM nearly 20 basis points higher than it was at this time a year ago, lender optimism toward the market has plunged as this year ends and a new one begins.

The expanded Neighborhood Stabilization Initiative (NSI) program recently marked its one-year anniversary, according to an announcement from the National Community Stabilization Trust

The Home Affordable Refinance Program is heading into its final year, but borrowers don't appear to be rushing to take advantage of it.

How confident are single-family homebuilders heading into the new year now with a new administration set to begin? They have not been this confident in more than 11 years, according to one analysis.

Home prices have been moving upward while the number of available homes for sale has been heading downward, creating some affordability issues for housing. How will these trends affect the market in 2017?

The FHFA expects to implement the Single Security on the CSP for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sometime in 2018. What does the Agency hope to accomplish in 2017 toward achieving that goal?

Recent analysis indicates that first-time homebuyers may run into some affordability issues in 2017. Still, many markets are expected to be friendly to those who are just now entering the housing market.

The new requirements are part of a standardized certification process which Congress directed HUD to implement.