Flooding and other natural disasters are increasing due to carbon emissions and climate change, scientists say, putting the nation's already dwindling affordable housing supply at risk, according to ...
Read More »FHA Loan Limits to Increase in Most Counties
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced higher loan limits for 2021. The guidelines apply to the administration's Single Family Title II forward and Home Equity Conversion (reverse) Mortgage insurance ...
Read More »5 Cities with the Highest Declines in Affordability
Many factors determine the affordability of housing on both a local and national level. Looking at the big picture, increased average income and decreased mortgage rates should equal ...
Read More »How Is COVID-19 Impacting Mortgage Rate Trends?
Mortgage rates have been on the decline for months—but that trend may soon be coming to halt. Freddie Mac recently released its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, or PMMS, ...
Read More »(Re)Capture the Flag: Mortgage Edition
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the November edition of MReport, out now. Many of us played Capture the Flag as kids. For those of you ...
Read More »FHFA Extends Policy on Purchasing Mortgages in Forbearance
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced a one-month extension of its temporary policy of allowing the purchase of certain single-family mortgages in forbearance that meet specific ...
Read More »FHA Updates Forbearance Deadline
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it is extending the date for single family homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages ...
Read More »Mortgage Payment Trends Could Affect Voter Turnout
There is no denying that the pandemic has altered Americans’ lives and is likely to impact their voting behaviors in the 2020 presidential election. As the election draws ...
Read More »Meet the Recipient of This Year’s Rising Business Leader Award
As the recipient of this year’s Rising Business Leader Award, Marissa Yaker said she saw this reward as “an affirmation that our industry recognizes, encourages, and supports women ...
Read More »Keys to Cybersecurity & Fraud Prevention
Wire fraud is one of the fastest-growing cybercrimes in the U.S., according to an industry leader who says he and his contemporaries “play a critical role in educating and protecting both homebuyers and sellers.”
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