What factors pushed housing affordability in Q4 down to its lowest level in eight years, according to one analysis?
Read More »Sales are Close to Peak, But Not Quite There
The consensus within the industry is that existing-home sales are having their best year in a decade. But there is still room for improvement, according to one analysis.
Read More »Confidence is High Heading Into 2017, But . . .
Sentiment is strong as 2016 winds down and 2017 is set to begin. Why is Fannie Mae predicting only moderate growth for housing and the economy?
Read More »FHFA Narrows Definition of New Business Activities
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has published a final rule amending the regulations that address requirements for submission of new business activities by the Federal Home Loan Banks.
Read More »What’s Behind the Surge in Home Sales?
The frigid weather may have arrived just as winter is set to begin, but home sales were anything but cold in November.
Read More »Fed Rule Aims to Protect Taxpayers from Bank Losses
The new rule is designed to strengthen the resiliency of the largest bank holding companies and improve the prospects of an orderly resolution for a failed bank, according to the Fed.
Read More »Regulators Plan to Zero in on Fair Lending
What areas will the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's fair lending team focus on for 2017?
Read More »Separate Ways: Prices Rising, Inventory Falling
Home prices have been moving upward while the number of available homes for sale has been heading downward, creating some affordability issues for housing. How will these trends affect the market in 2017?
Read More »HUD Raises the Bar for Housing Counselors
The new requirements are part of a standardized certification process which Congress directed HUD to implement.
Read More »Are Buyers Losing Confidence in the Market?
Despite the challenges buyers faced in 2016, existing-home sales had their best year in a decade. What does the market look like for next year?
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