How high home values rise can also depend upon land regulations of a market, according to a report. Here’s why some cities see a steeper growth in home prices than others despite similar job growth.
Read More »The Regulatory Relief Bill’s Impact on Compliance
A report quantifying the incremental burden on financial institutions in keeping up with regulatory changes found that the recently passed bill had increased regulatory activities for lenders. Here are the details.
Read More »10 Cities With The Most Home Improvement Loans
Many homeowners look at borrowing for home renovations, according to a recent study, which found that the trend of taking a loan for home improvements was most popular in these cities.
Read More »Construction Spending Rises in the First Half of 2018
Despite slight decreases during the month, overall construction spending has grown at a healthy clip over last year, according to a Census Bureau report. Here are the details.
Read More »Economic Outlook Is Strong, but What About Housing?
While the Fed remains bullish on the economy, a report from the Treasury looks at some of the challenges faced by the housing market last quarter. Click through to learn what the two reports had to say.
Read More »Millennial Homebuyers Rise in a Competitive Market
A report tracking mortgage loans found that home purchases by young Americans continued its rise in June. See which type of mortgage loans attracted millennial homebuyers.
Read More »Go East For the Nation’s Hottest ZIP Codes
A quarterly report ranking ZIP codes that have the hottest markets in the country shows that the sun is rising in the East for the housing market. Here are some cities that are giving the usual suspects a run for their money.
Read More »Pending Home Sales Lag
Though they saw a slight uptick in June, contract signings remained below the sales recorded last year, according to recent data. What are the positive and negative factors impacting pending home sales?
Read More »The Drivers of Greater Mortgage Risk
Mortgage risk rose across all loans, led by the FHA and GSE purchase indices, according to a report. Here are some of the factors that are driving greater risk in borrowing.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Measuring National Mortgage Risk
On Monday, a briefing on national mortgage risk will focus on the quarterly performance of government guaranteed mortgage loans. Here’s what else is in store in The Week Ahead.
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