While Republicans have been trying to roll back parts of the Dodd-Frank Act since it was passed in 2010, in the next couple of weeks they have promised that some massive reform proposals are coming.
Read More »Builders Faced With Worst Lot Shortages Ever
Home builders have hit a major roadblock. New data from the National Association of Home Builders showed that the biggest issue among builders is the lack of available lots to build.
Read More »The Truth About Millennials Who Live at Home
For the first time in modern history, millennials who live with their parents beats out other living arrangements. So why is this generation not leaving their parent's nest?
Read More »No Turning Back for Existing-Home Sales
Despite the unfavorable odds including inventory shortages, continued home price appreciation, and stagnant household income growth, existing-home sales continue to emerge triumphant, and that odd-defying trend is expected to continue.
Read More »What do Slow Home Price Gains Mean for the Market?
Home prices continued their upward climb in March but did so at much slower pace than usual for the second consecutive month, leading industry experts to believe that the market is beginning to stabilize.
Read More »High Rents May Force Buyers Into the Market
The increasing cost of rental housing is prompting a larger number of consumers to go searching for a home to buy.
Read More »Freddie Mac Exceeds Portfolio Reduction Goal
How much did Freddie Mac reduce its mortgage-related investments portfolio during April?
Read More »Now Below 2016 Cap, Fannie Mae Portfolio Shrinks Further
The value of Fannie Mae's gross mortgage portfolio fell below its cap for 2016 in March; how much further did it contract in April?
Read More »Home Prices Rise Across the Board
National home prices did so well in March, many markets fell just shy of their all-time peak, from a full decade ago, according to the newest national home price index (HPI) from Black Knight Financial Services.
Read More »Fannie, Freddie Profit Sweep Raises More Questions
Depositions unsealed last month showed that key officials at the GSEs may have known they were about to be profitable in 2012. Now the judge wants to see more.
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