Also on The Week Ahead are reports on the U.S. unemployment rate and the updates on the mortgage rates.
Read More »Freddie Mac Reports Monthly Mortgage Volume
Click through to read more on how much the GSE’s share of the single-family market rose over the past year.
Read More »‘New Housing Supply is Not Keeping Up’
The available stock of for-sale homes hit new lows at the end of 2019, and Freddie Mac stated more than 2 million units will be needed to make up for the current deficit.
Read More »Coronavirus Causing Havoc on Wall Street
With both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 posted their biggest one-day losses since 2011 but the effects of the disease on housing could be both positive and negative.
Read More »House Financial Committee Considers Numerous Housing Bills
The pieces of legislation look to address affordability, housing stock, and the access to small-dollar mortgages though the FHA.
Read More »Pending Home Sales Jump More Than 5% in January
A new report says the annual increase is nearing 6%, and a main cause for the spike could be another drop in the average interest rates for mortgages.
Read More »Could the Solution to Affordability be Found in Europe?
A new report suggests public housing may not only be a viable option, but is one that is starting to garner some support among lawmakers.
Read More »Eye on The Industry: Mortgage Lender Debuts New Platform
Additional reports on Rocket Homes’ new Neighborhood Trends Report and an industry leader honored for its work with 9/11 veterans are also included.
Read More »Commercial Mortgage Lender Launches New Technology
This loan product tool and broker/client dashboard automates the prequalification process, calculates loan eligibility decisions instantly, and allows registered brokers access to their loan pipeline with Cherrywood.
Read More »Presidential Candidates Address Reverse Mortgages
With housing issues a key focus for several presidential candidates, click through to learn what President Trump and White House hopefuls Michael Bloomberg, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren have said about home equity conversion mortgages.
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