Lisa Haynes, SVP, CFO, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Mortgage Bankers Association, said there are encouraging signs for the advancement of women within the housing industry.
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Efforts to alleviate the housing shortage in Hawaii can’t happen until infrastructure across the islands is addressed.
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A new survey reveals that many borrowers from these generations are unaware of the costs that come along with homeownership. How many believe they “pay nothing” for closing costs?
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Find out the arguments will be for and against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's constitutionaility going into the March discussion.
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CoreLogic says home prices are projected to continue trending upward over the next year. Click through to find out where things are headed.
Read More »Residential Construction Spending Dips to $508B
How much was spent on new single-family housing construction in October? Click through to see the results.
Read More »Where Mortgage Refi Applications Get the Greenlight
A new study by LendingTree found that one western state has an approval rate of more than 80%. Here’s how the rest of the nation compares.
Read More »FHFA Raises Fannie, Freddie Conforming Loan Limit
According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, single-family properties in the U.S. will have their conforming loan limit raised in 2020. Read on for details and insight into how the Agency reached this decision.
Read More »A Closer Look: Ties Between Mortgage Rates, Fraud, and Defects
Here’s why Mark Fleming, Chief Economist at First American, said that examining these trends “may shed light on what to expect for defect risk in the near future.”
Read More »Facebook at Fault for the Affordable Housing Crunch?
With some critics blaming tech giants such as the social media company for contributing to California's affordable housing crisis, new commentary argues that the truth is not that simple.
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