The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) released its 2020 annual report today, which covers the financial status of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund and its Single Family insurance ...
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Mortgage rates have been on the decline for months—but that trend may soon be coming to halt. Freddie Mac recently released its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, or PMMS, ...
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Finding budget-friendly homes has been a struggle for Americans this year. Here are the reasons affordability continued to decline in the third quarter of 2020.
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Last year, the population of American renters fell to 109 million after peaking around 2015 at 111 million. Meanwhile, the population of American homeowners has been on the ...
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Although record-low interest rates have led to a huge uptick in home sales this year and a refinancing boom, this has also revealed some underlying difficulties in digital ...
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Planet Home Lending, a national lender and servicer, has named Ben Hughes as EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to support overall HR strategy and operations. "At ...
Read More »How President-Elect Biden Might Alter the Housing Market
Here’s what the president-elect could do to assist first-time homebuyers and help more Americans achieve homeownership.
Read More »Plaza Home Mortgage Announces New SVP, Chief Underwriter
Plaza Home Mortgage, a wholesale and correspondent mortgage lender based in San Diego, California, announced that Mikhael Mikle has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Chief Underwriter. ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Airbnb’s Unexpected Housing Market Impacts
On Friday, November 13, the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University will be hosting a webinar titled, “The Impact Of Airbnb On The Residential Housing Market ...
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