The FHFA is continuing to diversify their workforce. Here’s a breakdown of the changes and results from this focus in 2020.
Read More »FHFA Reportedly Added 286 Minority Staffers in 2020
Minority representation in FHFA’s workforce is gaining a foothold, according to a report from FHFA.gov. The workforce swelled from 241 minority employees in 2016 to 286 last year—a ...
Read More »Race and Homebuying Snapshot
This study examines the homeownership trends among each racial group over the last 10 years.
Read More »Demand for Second Homes Demonstrates K-Shaped Recovery
Economists say the 84% climb in demand for vacation homes is "not a fad.”
Read More »Housing Advocates Seek $25B for Borrowers
A coalition of civil rights and housing groups call on congressional leaders for funds that would enable state housing finance agencies to help homeowners.
Read More »Pandemic ‘Heavily Influenced’ State of the Origination Industry
Among a battery of revelations, 41% of origination professionals reported “burgeoning outsourcing for core services,” as well as regulatory and technology challenges, in Altisource's annual industry survey, “The ...
Read More »6 Research-Supported Steps Toward Fairness in Housing
President Biden in a recent Executive Order acknowledged the federal government’s role in creating and perpetuating patterns that contribute to racial segregation, inequality, and inequity. The federal government ...
Read More »U.S. Home Seller Profits Leaped in 2020
Eschewing the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. home sellers saw their profits skyrocket last year as prices scaled to new records, according to ATTOM Data Solutions, which released its Year-End ...
Read More »Home Prices Spike Nationwide
Researchers say the "acceleration has been slowing but annual gains now outpace the prior housing boom."
Read More »Luxury Property Purchases Surpass Records
Low- and middle-income Americans "aren’t out of the woods when it comes to this recession," economists point out, but affluent Americans are, and they are driving record gains in the sales of top-dollar homes.
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