This story originally appeared in the August edition of MReport. Tendayi Kapfidze, Chief Economist, Lending Tree, said housing is still poised for a strong finish to 2020 despite COVID-19—but ...
Read More »Housing Policy for a Nation in Crisis
From Supreme Court rulings to changes at HUD and FHA, here are the issues in play this election season as the federal government works to assist homeowners. Editor's note: This piece originally appeared in the August 2020 issue of MReport, out now.
Read More »A Shift From Single-Family Zoning
Cities in Oregon, California, and more have passed laws limiting single-family zoning in lieu of high-density. Lawmakers and experts discuss what this means for the industry. This piece originally appeared in the July edition of MReport.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Tracking Homes Prices’ Ascent
Also coming in the Week Ahead is new data on the U.S. homeownership rate and a webinar examining the foreclosure process for digital mortgages.
Read More »New Home Sales Rise 14%
The report found every region of the nation recorded a monthly increase despite lagging inventory.
Read More »Mortgage Fraud Risk Declines
Despite applications increasing, risk is at the same level when compared to when the index began in Q3 2010.
Read More »HUD: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Regulation to be Terminated
The Department of Housing and Urban Development called the ruling “complicated, costly, and ineffective.”
Read More »Waters: Senate ‘Has Done Nothing’ to Advance HEROES Act
Despite the bill containing nearly $2 billion in aid to homeowners and renters, a ranking member of the House Committee on Financial Services said the American people are tired of “gamesmanship” and want actions.
Read More »Homesellers’ Profits Growing
Despite home prices rising across the nation, the return on investment for buyers hit another post-recession high.
Read More »Existing Home Sales Rise by 21%
Commentary on the report says housing’s recovery “looks to be sustainable” as long as mortgage rates remain low and the labor market improves.
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