Retiring to a big city can be expensive, and more retirees are looking toward small towns. A recent report lists which towns are the most cost-effective for retiring senior homeowners.
Read More »Why All Guarantors Must Serve a National Market
Experts testifying before the Senate Banking Committee during a hearing on Sen. Mike Crapo’s housing reform outline agreed on creating a clear role for private capital and government guarantees in housing finance. Here's why.
Read More »Mortgage Application Volume in the Buyer’s Market
As we move further into this year’s homebuyer’s market, mortgage applications are rising. How much have applications increased recently?
Read More »The Shift to a More “Balanced” Mortgage Market
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index indicated a slowdown, but experts have reason to be optimistic. Find out what experts say is driving a "balanced" home mortgage market.
Read More »Senators Call for Removal of Wells Fargo’s Sloan
In a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown have urged for Wells Fargo’s growth restrictions not to be lifted until Wells Fargo President and CEO Tim Sloan is removed.
Read More »Weighing Homebuyer Optimism
Experts say that with the market shifting from a seller's market to a buyer's market, now is the best time to buy, but do potential homebuyers agree?
Read More »Housing Starts Flip-Flop
An expert explains why housing starts have declined despite a strong showing in the prior month, and what is in store for homebuyers based on this trend.
Read More »Crapo’s Plan: A “Permanent, Sustainable Housing Finance System”
Deep-diving into Sen. Mike Crapo’s outline for housing finance reform, a Senate Banking Committee hearing saw experts sharing their views on how best to strengthen housing finance for the future.
Read More »The Homebuilders’ Blocks
A report looked into problems homebuilders confronted in 2018 and expect to face in 2019. Here’s what it revealed.
Read More »Inverted Yield Curve: The Harbinger to Recession?
With the three-month and 10-year Treasury yields inverting for the first time since mid-2007, here how experts say it could impact mortgage rates and the larger economy.
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