The incredible increase in demand for homes in 2020 has made things hard on renters who hope to buy a house, even those with considerable purchasing power. Those shoppers might fare better in certain regions.
Read More »Mortgage Industry Steps Up in the Face of Crisis
A year into the pandemic, Fannie Mae head David Benson commends the industry on learning from the past and responding responsibly to COVID.
Read More »Exploring Causes and Effects of 2020 Housing-Market Trends
Last year was the biggest for the low-down-payment mortgage market in history—an economist examines the year’s exceptional highs and lows.
Read More »The State of Housing in the Post-COVID Era
A year into the pandemic, the American homebuying public has ventured into unchartered waters. A new study takes a closer look at the forces shaping this new landscape.
Read More »Americans Remain Uncomfortable With Housing Payments
The impact of the pandemic on renters and homeowners lingers, as a majority of those polled by Freddie Mac remain uncertain about their ability to afford housing.
Read More »Existing Home Sales Dip Attributed to Low Inventory
Despite the drop, economists say the market is still outperforming pre-pandemic levels.
Read More »Best Strategies for Approaching Homebuying Competition
Here's how to improve the odds of winning a bidding war by 290%, according to a recent study.
Read More »Spruce Announces FlexClose Partnership
Proptech provider Spruce has announced an integration with FlexClose, a warehouse financing service from FirstFunding. FlexClose Funding is a new process that enables certainty of funds, extended funding ...
Read More »Home Flipping Market Hits Four-Year Low
A new report finds that home flipping nationwide was down in 2020, hitting a four-year low in an otherwise banner year for housing.
Read More »Pandemic Threatening the Financial Future of Seniors
COVID-19 not only threatened the physical health of the nation’s senior population, but harmed the retirement plans of U.S. seniors as well, with one-third noting they were negatively impacted financially over the past year.
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