The names Elizabeth Warren and Julián Castro have been mentioned as possible running mates for Clinton. How will her selection affect the broader U.S. housing market?
Read More »Lawmakers Not Giving Up on GSE Reform
The bill, called the HR 5505 GSE Review and Reform Act, would require the U.S Treasury Secretary to study the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac annually.
Read More »Labor Slowdowns Temper Housing Forecast
While housing activity and consumer spending in Q2 picked up, a slowdown in hiring and business investment has tempered what should have been a rosy forecast from Fannie Mae.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Can New Home Sales Keep it Up?
New home sales in April shot up to their highest level since 2008 despite tight inventory. Can they keep it up in May? HUD and Census Bureau will release the results on Thursday.
Read More »Owning Up: Collaborating to Promote Homeownership
The famous movie line, “There’s no place like home,” has a whole new meaning when one looks at the downward homeownership trend these days. Editor's Note: This select print feature originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of MReport magazine.
Read More »Housing Affordability Outlook Turns Pessimistic
According to a new survey, more Americans are losing faith that the housing crisis is really over.
Read More »Changes Are Ahead for MERSCORP
The majority equity interest of MERSCORP, owner of the MERS System, a national electronic registry that tracks servicing rights changes, was acquired by Intercontinental Exchange.
Read More »Housing Starts are a ‘Bright Spot,’ But Beware. . .
At least one economist saw that the ongoing trend of starts exceeding permits may be trouble for the housing market down the road.
Read More »Builder Confidence Rises to Six-Month High
All three index components—current sales, sales expectations for the next six months, and perspective buyer traffic—experienced gains in June.
Read More »What Happened to Housing Formation Estimates?
There was a lot of optimism surrounding household formation just two years ago. Things did not exactly pan out as hoped, however.
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