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The National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index, based on contract signings, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Summary, which may determine if the Fed raises rates later in December, are among the reports that will be published this week.

Laurie Goodman and Alanna McCargo of the Urban Institute's Housing Finance Policy Center explain why increasing homeowership to minorities is critical to the economy—and what lenders can do to help.

Rutger van Faassen, VP of Lending at Nomis Solutions, offers insight for lenders on how to make the most of opportunities for growth that lie in home equity portfolios.

Nationwide SVP and Chief Economist David Berson discusses how different the current market is from the pre-bubble days. This select print feature originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of MReport.

One week after experiencing their largest increase in three-and-a-half years, mortgage rates moved even higher, according to Freddie Mac.

Chad Mosley, COO with Mortgage Contracting Services Solutions, discusses an increasingly popular alternative to plywood for securing vacant homes. This select print feature originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of MReport magazine.

Home prices have growth so fast in one particular area that homes there may be considered overvalued, according to Fitch Ratings.

Greg Stephens, Chief Appraiser, SVP Compliance with Metro-West Appraisal Co., offers tips on what to do when an appraisal value is below the sales price.

When it comes to acquiring single-family properties, whether you are a traditional fix-and-flipper or you intend to buy-and-hold for rent, an effective acquisition strategy is necessary for investors to succeed.

The Federal Reserve has not raised the federal funds target rate since last December. What do the minutes from November's meeting indicate?