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The uncertainty ahead for the political and regulatory landscape has not hurt Fannie Mae’s predictions for the economy and for housing both for the second half of 2016 and for 2017.

A push from first-time buyers reversed a two-month decline in existing-home sales in the previous report from the National Association of Realtors. Will first-time buyers drive existing-home sales again? The industry will find out this week when NAR releases the latest existing-home sales data.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed an en banc petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia over the court’s ruling last month that the Bureau’s structure is “unconstitutional” in the PHH Corp. lawsuit.

Will higher economic growth and inflation mean greater home price appreciation in 2017?

Cybersecurity has become an increasingly more pressing issue in all industries where sensitive data is collected, but particularly in the mortgage industry, which collects more personal data on customers than any other sector of the financial services industry.

First-time buyers are viewed by many economists and analysts as critical to increasing the homeownership rate, but they may run into problems if current trends continue.

If there was any doubt as to how mortgage rates were going to fare after the presidential election was over, it’s gone now.

Housing starts are growing at their fastest pace in nine years, but the numbers are still way down from historical norms. What does this mean for the market overall?

The number of homeowners with negative equity is close to half of what it was at its peak in 2012. What implications does this have for lenders?

A closer look at three long-term trends which could shape the future of the housing market, according to analysis from Freddie Mac.