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A new report from NAR has found that the typical home buyer's annual household income has climbed to a new record high in the wake of rising home prices and mortgage rates.

An upcoming gathering hosted by the Urban Institute and National Community Stabilization Trust will feature a cross-section of industry experts and government leaders exploring how to boost the U.S. housing shortage and protect the future of homeownership.

A new study has found that housing authorities rolled out a number of homebuyer assistance programs in Q3 to assist buyers and take the edge off of monthly mortgage payments.

In a new article jointly authored by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and the Urban Institute, new research examines the effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in helping level the playing field for minorities and borrowers of color, with the ultimate goal of advancing racial equity in homeownership.

A new study has found that a lack of access to credit is preventing many renters from attaining homeownership, despite renters inhabiting areas where a monthly mortgage payment is less than rent.

The American Enterprise Institute has analyzed the FHFA’s appraisal-level dataset, digging deeper into a selected set of data fields found in appraisal reports. Click through to find out some of AEI’s findings regarding valuation bias.

Asian (27%), Hispanic (24%), Black (20%), and white (15%) prospective homebuyers surveyed say they have not yet bought a home mainly because they are waiting for prices to decline. Click through to find out more from the National Association of Realtors.

In a response to the lack of housing available to the nation’s homebuyers, the Biden Administration has issued guidance on new solutions to expand housing inventory affordability. Click through to find out what the government plans to do to support this initiative.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s Appraisal Subcommittee will host a panel of federal officials discussing residential appraisal review, and how to better understand the challenges and potential solutions related to appraisal bias.

New action by the Department will broaden housing and neighborhood choices for more than 800,000 total households by giving families more choices and supporting more inclusive communities. Here’s why HUD Sec. Marcia Fudge said this action “helps realize a dream that has been deferred for too long.”