This week, a group of housing organizations sent a letter to several U.S. officials regarding mortgage relief options for homeowners living in areas affected by the natural disasters.
Read More »Amazon’s Prime Place
More than 200 U.S. cities are wooing the Seattle-based retail giant in hopes of being home to its second headquarters. (Read: 50,000 new local jobs). Which one has the best chance of being crowned victorious?
Read More »Fannie Mae Reports Q3 Earnings
In Q3 2017 Fannie Mae transitioned its business from mortgage portfolio focus to guaranty focused. While the GSE had some of its credit-related expense eased by a recent legal settlement, see why net income dropped during the quarter.
Read More »Metro-level Home Prices Jump, Some by Double-digits
Home prices rose in more than 90 percent of America’s metro areas last quarter, And the national median price? That's even more shocking.
Read More »Yellen Stays the Course, Trump Maps the Fed’s Future
The Federal Reserve has voted to keep its key interest rate unchanged. But things may look a little different come 2018 . . .
Read More »Industry Leaders Address Housing Finance, Affordability, and Supply
On Wednesday, experts met to tackle the question of "What are the obstacles to increasing the residential housing supply?" among other hot topics.
Read More »Millennials Are Being Savvy About Refinancing
Millennials are a lot sharper in their approach to using their money than some might think. It turns out younger borrowers know how, and when, to refinance.
Read More »What Does Lennar’s Billion Dollar Merger Mean for the Market?
Earlier this week the homebuilder announced it was merging with CalAtlantic group—a transaction valued at $9.3 billion. Lennar says this move will have rippling benefits for the market at large.
Read More »Migration Patterns: The States Homeowners are Flocking to
According to a recent report, it’s not just snowbirds that are relocating to enjoy Florida’s sunny weather. See what other states are experiencing an influx of out of state buyers . . .
Read More »A Look Back at Hensarling’s Financial Positions
Hensarling, who currently chairs the Financial Services Committee, announced on Tuesday that he will not seek re-election in 2018. Hensarling has long advocated replacing Dodd-Frank and has often gone been at odds with CFPB Director Richard Cordray.
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