The national U.S. housing market is sustainable, despite slower-than-expected household formations and the slowdown in energy sector jobs, according to a report.
Read More »Energy-Producing States Facing Housing Price Drops
Nationally, Arch MI put the risk of price declines at 5 percent, which is where it was in Q1. But some areas in the energy-extraction states remained at heightened risk and may experience slower growth.
Read More »Builders Enduring Labor Shortage While Costs Soar
Housing numbers might be doing well in general, but what happens when everyone wants to buy a house but no one wants to build them?
Read More »Proposal Aims to Help Homeowners Build Equity
The goal of the BEAM Act is to help homeowners create wealth through building equity, reducing debt, and paying off mortgages sooner.
Read More »Monitor: Citi Makes Progress in Paying Settlement Debt
The bank agreed to pay $2.5 billion in consumer relief as part of a $4 billion settlement over RMBS in July 2014.
Read More »Low Rates Level Rapid Home Price Appreciation
Low mortgage rates are taming rapidly rising house prices and keeping homeowners from overleveraging themselves, according to Freddie Mac.
Read More »Bank Regulation: Is it for Better or for Worse?
Are the post-crisis liquidity regulations for banks helping the financial system, or will they lead to another crisis? it depends on whom you ask.
Read More »Refis May Drop As Rates Rise
Will borrowers have an incentive to refinance if rates increase?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Can Pending Home Sales Maintain Momentum?
In April, pending home sales reached their highest point in a decade, contributing toward making 2016 the best spring homebuying season in a decade. Can they maintain that level in May?
Read More »‘Center-City’ Housing is Making a Comeback
After decades of “hollowing out,” center-cities are becoming increasingly popular, according to the FHFA.
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