As more time is spent at home, homeowners have turned to exterior home renovations, including secondary structures, solar panels, decking, and pools.
Read More »Share of Millennial Homebuyers Grows Steadily
Millennials continue to dominate the homebuying market, with 37% of all home sales nationwide being made by 25- to 40-year-olds, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2021 ...
Read More »Sprout Streamlines Premier Jumbo Full Doc Program
Sprout’s new Automated Underwriting System Express feature will provide a streamlined employment and income documentation approach for its Premier Jumbo Full Doc Program.
Read More »Progress, Problems When It Comes to Women’s Homeownership
While studies have shown the rate of single-women homeownership increasing at a brisk pace, further research indicates women pay more for houses and make less when selling.
Read More »Consumer Confidence Grows in Home-Shopping Tech Tools
Tech-savvy millennials searching for homes are using digital tools at an increasing pace, but they are also demanding more.
Read More »What Rising Rates Mean for Originators
Margins on mortgages originated will get tighter, experts expect, and originators looking to fill existing capacity and support revenue will need to expand their product breadth.
Read More »Some Formerly Redlined Communities Face Higher Flood Risk
Years of segregation and economic inequality shoehorned many people of color into living in neighborhoods that are more vulnerable to increasingly frequent storms, economists report.
Read More »Small Town America Eyed as Relocation Destination
In 2020, small cities became a big attraction for those on the move.
Read More »Supply to Demand Imbalance Troubles Homebuyers
While the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the nation and brought everyday life to a near halt, the housing market remained as robust as ever this past year, with home ...
Read More »Why Improving Diversity in the Housing Sector Matters
That the housing industry is further behind than the country as a whole when it comes to inclusion reportedly could be contributing to the enormous racial gap in homeownership.
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