An index illustrating mortgage credit availability reveals a clear difference between the market now and prior to the subprime mortgage crisis.
Read More »Manufactured Homes vs. Traditional Housing
Though manufactured homes are 35 to 47 percent cheaper per square foot than site-built houses a recent report found that they may still appreciate at similar levels to traditional homes. What other myths are out there about manufactured housing?
Read More »First-Time Homebuyers Drive Purchase Loans
Nearly half of all GSE purchase loans were from first-time homebuyers in the second quarter according to a report. See how affordability and home prices performed during this time.
Read More »A Snapshot of the Mortgage Market
Recent data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act paints a picture of an improving market with some room for improvement in a few key areas.
Read More »Why First-Time Buyers Command the Mortgage Market
First-time homebuyers are still crushing the mortgage market when compared with repeat buyers, according to a recent report. Here are the factors influencing their decision to buy in a highly competitive market.
Read More »Understanding Financing Options for Manufactured Housing
As more homebuyers look at manufactured housing to ease the affordability crunch, a recent study looked at four ways in which financing for these homes differed from that for traditional housing units. Here’s what it found.
Read More »How the Likelihood of Homeownership is Inherited
A new research found a strong link between homeownership among young Americans whose parents own homes. Here are the details.
Read More »Just How Available Is Mortgage Credit?
Mortgage credit access is expanding, but the data sometimes gives a misleading picture of who’s getting mortgages and from where. Here’s what a report focusing on mortgage denial rates found.
Read More »Fintech for Financial Inclusion
Watch this video to learn how the inclusion of transaction account data in credit assessments can broaden financial inclusion, which ultimately benefits both, the mortgage borrower and the lender.
Read More »Getting a Mortgage Just Became Easier
Though mortgage credit access has expanded over the past three quarters, one aspect of the market is still lagging, according to a report. Which is that area?
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