Housing policy affects income inequality and single-family housing in a number of ways, according to a recent report from the Urban Institute.

Home Depot recently revealed its second quarter results revealing that it experienced a record number of transactions in the last three months. Multiple market watchers believe the health of home depot is a sign of the housing market recovery overall, CNNMoney said in a report.

The minutes from the July 28-29, 2015 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting released Wednesday confirmed that the economy is still unprepared for a hike in the federal funds rate, but the increase is imminent.

A rise in refinance activity boosted mortgage applications up 3.6 percent from last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending August 14, 2015.

DocMagic, Inc., recently named Gavin T. Ales as its chief compliance officer, according to announcement from the company.

According to NASDAQ Dow Jones Business News, a positive housing data report raised U.S. Treasury yields on Tuesday.

The aging baby boomer population is something that is expected to affect both single family and multifamily housing markets, David Brickman, EVP of multifamily business at Freddie Mac explains in an executive perspective post.

Zillow Group recently announced two key executive promotions. According to the announcement, Kathleen Philips, who has been the company's COO since 2013, has been named CFO of Zillow Group. In addition, Amy Bohutinsky, who has been chief marketing officer since 2011, has been promoted to COO of Zillow Group.

Caliber Home Loans, Inc., recently announced that Mike Homberg and Scott Berngartt have joined the company as branch manager and sales manager, respectively.

ClosingCorp, Inc., recently announced that its Loan Estimate Service is now integrated with Loan Origination Studio from Savana, Inc. Through this integration, loan officers will be able to produce compliant loan estimates backed by the ClosingCorp Guarantee and provide consumers with the best and most comprehensive information about the total cost of the transaction.