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The aging baby boomer population is something that is expected to affect both single family and multifamily housing markets, David Brickman, EVP of multifamily business at Freddie Mac explains in an executive perspective post.

Single-family construction starts climbed higher for the month of July, while permits and completions dropped, according to new residential construction statistics for July 2015 jointly released by the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD.

The Federal Housing Administration announced Monday a new method that will be used to evaluate the lending practices of FHA-approved lenders and better understand the type of borrowers they are serving.

HUD recently launched their HUD Resource Locator, a mobile app and website to further expand and enhance traditional HUD customer service among consumers.

Forecasters expect U.S. economic growth to slow down slightly over the next four years as unemployment remains steady.

First American Financial Corporation recently announced the launch of its new PredProtect enhancements and schema, along with the availability of its Release Candidate testing site.

Fixed mortgage rates stopped their downward fall and headed back up for the first time in four weeks, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

Commentary is an ongoing series on theMReport.com that focuses on opinions, ideas, and insights from experts across mortgage banking. This piece features Brad Schaltenbrand, director with Navigant’s Financial Services Practice, discussing a few TRID-related concerns among lenders and some viable solutions to these issues.

The Urban Institute addressed the looming questions surrounding the housing market health in a report released Monday, determining that no single indicator can gauge market health and the market is nowhere near 2001 levels.

HUD's Mortgagee Review Board announced settlement agreements of two Texas mortgage lenders on Monday, following allegations that they were allegedly in violation with the Federal Housing Administration rules.