Daily Dose

As 2017 nears, economists are looking at fast growing job markets to determine popular markets and trends.

With the existing-home supply limited, newly built homes are slowly gaining market share in the single-family rental space.

Industry reaction has been positive to the FHFA's move to raise the GSE conforming loan limits for the first time in a decade. But one analysis says the effect on mortgage lending may be minimal.

For months, home price appreciation has outpaced wage growth, which has been hurting affordability. It appears that trend may be changing, however.

Home prices have been rising steadily since hitting their trough in January 2012, and are up to their pre-crisis peaks in many markets. According to the latest data, which markets have reached new peaks?

The National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index, based on contract signings, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Summary, which may determine if the Fed raises rates later in December, are among the reports that will be published this week.

Laurie Goodman and Alanna McCargo of the Urban Institute's Housing Finance Policy Center explain why increasing homeowership to minorities is critical to the economy—and what lenders can do to help.

Rutger van Faassen, VP of Lending at Nomis Solutions, offers insight for lenders on how to make the most of opportunities for growth that lie in home equity portfolios.

Nationwide SVP and Chief Economist David Berson discusses how different the current market is from the pre-bubble days. This select print feature originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of MReport.

One week after experiencing their largest increase in three-and-a-half years, mortgage rates moved even higher, according to Freddie Mac.