Thirteen of the 20 hottest housing markets in the U.S. in January were based in California according to a list of the Hottest Real Estate Markets in America ...
Read More »Is an Increase in Residential Construction on the Way?
The U.S. labor market added 200,000 jobs and unemployment remained flat at 4.1 percent in January 2018 according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on ...
Read More »FHFA’s 2018 Goals: Liquidity, Stability, Access in Housing Finance
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its strategic four-year plan from 2018 to 2022 reflecting the agency’s priorities as the regulator of the Federal Home Loan Banks ...
Read More »Independence, Not Marriage Prompts Millennials to Move Homes
In 2017, 34.9 million Americans changed residence. At 10.9 percent household mobility rate, that the lowest moving rate that has been seen around the U.S. since the Census ...
Read More »What’s Keeping Manufactured Housing In the Shadows?
A recent study of the manufactured housing sector by the Urban Institute has pointed to three main reasons—restrictive zoning, unavailable finance, and lower appreciation—that are keeping the manufactured ...
Read More »Low Inventory Might Slow the Pace of Home Sales
Pending home sales inched up 0.5 percent during the year according to the Pending Home Sales Index released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) on Wednesday. The ...
Read More »Fair Weather or Headwinds for the State of Housing?
On Tuesday evening, President Trump delivered his State of the Union address before the Congress. The White House released excerpts from the speech before it began, highlighting a ...
Read More »Fannie Mae Executive to Advance Diversity and Inclusion Council
The American Mortgage Diversity Council (AMDC) has taken another step to promote inclusion with the recent addition of Charmaine Brown, Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Fannie Mae, to its council as Vice Chair. Partnering with Chair Kathy Cummings of Bank of America, Brown joins the council in their mission to create a diverse and inclusive mortgage industry for all.
Read More »New Study Examines Buyer Purchasing Power
The housing prices show no sign of falling. Yet, according to the Real House Price Index released by First American Financial Corporation (First American) on Monday, the home ...
Read More »New Mortgage Solutions Venture Announced
Leisha Delgado recently announced the launch of her new venture, Hello Solutions. A Clearwater, Florida-based firm, Hello Solutions provides business development solutions to the mortgage default industry. In ...
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