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Saving up for a down payment on a home, especially for first-time homebuyers, can be overwhelming. However, the current buying climate may be the proverbial fan to the flame.

Single-family housing shortages are being talked about left and right, but another kind of shortage, adding to labor and lots, is adding insult to injury.

There’s been much talk about housing prices surpassing their pre-recession peak, but a Harvard Housing Perspectives blog by Alexander Hermann posses the question, are they really?

A recent study found that there’s a disparity between first-time homebuyers and experienced homebuyers. But what sets them apart? And how much do they actually differ?

Many consumers don’t even know whether their bank or credit card agreement has an arbitration clause, but as of Monday, that might not be relevant.

The current home market is one filled with heartache for the buyer. While home values are reaching or exceeding the peak values that were set during the housing bubble, inventory is falling rapidly—the fastest since 2013. Take a look at articles coming out on the housing market next week as well as what else is coming in the week ahead.

HouseCanary, a modern data analytics company for real estate professionals, recently announced that Dr. Alex Villacorta has joined the team as Executive Vice President of Analytics. Additionally, lenders and servicers can now access HouseCanary’s HPIs through First American Mortgage Solutions, LLC.

Arch Capital Group Ltd. recently announced that on July 1, 2017, it completed its acquisition of AIG United Guaranty Insurance, located in Bermuda, from American International Group, Inc. Arch will be changing the name of the company to Arch MI Asia Limited (Arch MI Asia).

The Collingwood Group, a Washington, DC-based advisory firm led by the former head of FHA, recently announced along with its partners who have held senior leadership positions focused on housing policy and regulation in HUD, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, that Justin Burch will be joining the company as Managing Director and head of the Federal Housing Practice.

Since 2008, industry mandated best practices have been put in place for consumers’ protection, but what happens when there’s oversight, and what can banks do to make it right?