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Following three quarters of decline, ATTOM reports that home investment returns rose in Q2, led by a springtime surge in buyer demand, pushing seller profits back up to nearly their highest level recorded in the past decade.

The Biden Administration and HUD announced they will increase the transparency of housing fees, and released new research that summarizes state and local innovation to address junk fees nationwide.

While many metro areas continue to outpace the national average in terms of growth, GOBankingRates reveals the cities where homebuyers will be unable to afford homes in the next 10 years, with popular cities like Knoxville, Tennessee; and Albuquerque, New Mexico topping the list.

While single-family rental cost gains rose 3.4% year-over-year in May, a new CoreLogic report finds the overall rate of increase has returned to pre-pandemic levels recorded between 2010 and 2019.

As economic inflation continues to impact rental prices nationwide, a new study from WalletHub examined the best and worst cities to rent in the U.S., with Midwestern states like North and South Dakota, Kansas, and Iowa topping the list of places with the most affordable rentals.

As the condo and co-op market shifts and new issues emerge, Fannie Mae is evaluating policies to develop new solutions to support this market evolution.

MortgagePoint speaks with mortgage servicing execs from BOK Financial, Carrington, the NMSA, PHH Mortgage Corporation, and Servbank about the unusual times and unusual opportunities the industry faces midway through 2023.

According to Black Knight's Originations Market Monitor report, overall rate lock volumes were down 1% month-over-month in June, with conforming loans gaining share mainly at the expense of nonconforming loan products.

A new State of U.S. Population Movement Report reveals that more Americans are moving to counties that have a median house value of $279,000—nearly 40% lower than the median house value of counties that are losing population.

“Housing inventory and affordability continue to be the top obstacles that hold back potential clients in the housing market," said Jessica Lautz, National Association of Realtors Deputy Chief Economist and VP of Research.