The New York Fed showed that consumers’ earnings and income growth expectations rebounded while medium-term inflation expectations rose in June. What could this potentially mean for housing?
Read More »LRES Appoints VP of National Sales
LRES, a national provider of solutions for the mortgage and real estate industry, has announced the appointment of Diane Valadez as vice president of national sales.
Read More »NeighborWorks America Elects New Board Chairman
Grovetta Gardineer is the successor to Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry, who had been the chairman of the board since March 2014.
Read More »Proximity to Live Music Venues May Affect Home Prices
According to an analysis from Realtor.com, home prices tended to higher where the homes were in walking distance from outdoor concert venues.
Read More »FHFA Reports Progress on Single Security Initiative
According to the FHFA, the GSEs intend to begin implementing the Common Securitization Platform software later this year.
Read More »How Local Governments Can Affect Housing
A recent survey of builders found that in many instances, the government added extra costs in order to protect the environment and improve the surrounding area for existing residents.
Read More »Proposed Rule Would Close Privacy Disclosure Loophole
The exemption that allows some financial institutions to skip sending annual privacy notices to consumers could soon be history, if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gets its way.
Read More »Will Non-FHA Low Down Payment Programs Make a Splash?
For some first-time buyers and low- to moderate-income buyers, these programs may be beneficial while for others it may not be a viable substitute for FHA lending, according to the Urban Institute.
Read More »Fed Takes a Hurry Up and Wait Approach
The latest inflation figures prompted Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo to say that the U.S. economy is "not running hot."
Read More »San Francisco Fed: Brexit Effect Modest So Far
San Francisco Fed President and CEO John Williams said the effect of Brexit on the U.S. has been modest, but he was not ready to return to his pre-Brexit forecast of two or three rate hikes this year.
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