Black Knight, Inc. has announced the release of its latest Originations Market Monitor report, looking at mortgage origination data through July month-end. Leveraging daily rate lock data from the Black Knight ...
Read More »Congress Requests GAO Review of Senior Homelessness
In a letter to the Government Accountability Office, Rep. Maxine Waters, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, is seeking a review of the risks seniors face regarding housing insecurity, and the programs in place to prevent homelessness.
Read More »Housing Trends: Millennials and Migration
The largest change in the overall Millennial population was recorded in Seattle, where an additional 80,000 Millennials chose to make this Washington metro area their home between 2016-2020.
Read More »A Look Under the Hood of Housing Adequacy
The latest American Housing Survey conducted by the Census Bureau for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has a disturbing statistic hidden among other larger findings—1 ...
Read More »HUD Unveils Economic Justice Agenda to Assist Low-Income Renters
Approximately $113 million will be invested to help HUD-assisted families increase earned income and improve financial stability, as the Bridging the Wealth Gap agenda will expand HUD’s work to help renters achieve financial well-being and homeownership.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Plotting Equitable Pathways to Homeownership
From government hearings to ideas presented by industry experts, many these days in the age of affordability concerns, are weighing in on the topic of affordable housing. On ...
Read More »On Race, Homeownership, and Wealth Inequality
Home ownership is the gold standard when it comes to safe investments, and for low-income residents it can be a reliable vehicle to build generational wealth. But in ...
Read More »Homeowner Equity Surges in Q2
ATTOM has released its Q2 2022 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 48.1% of mortgaged residential properties in the U.S. were considered equity-rich in Q2, ...
Read More »Mortgage Rates Fall to Four-Month Low
A market reset may be underway, as fixed-rate mortgages fell just below 5% for the first time since April 7, continuing a trend of instability amid inflationary pressures and a slowdown in economic growth.
Read More »Price Per Square Foot Hits $169
The average price per square foot of a home hit a new record in July as a new study revealed that these prices have increased 310% since 1980. According ...
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