...More Housing" as well as the general state of housing in America during a time when affordability and accessibility have become a significant problem. "The signs of affordability we saw...
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Home Sellers Still in the Driver’s Seat
...Marr. "Sellers are still squarely in the drivers' seat, but buyers have hit a limit on their willingness to pay. The affordability boost from low mortgage rates has been offset...
Read More »Mortgage Rates Trending Downward This Week
...temporary,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “While mortgage rates are low, purchase demand has weakened over the last couple of months, primarily due to affordability constraints stemming from...
Read More »A Commitment to Housing Affordability for Black and Latinx Households
...firm aims to improve housing affordability and stability, as well as homeownership opportunities for Black and Latinx households through a number of initiatives, including: Addressing housing stability, affordability, and wealth...
Read More »Expert Insight: ‘Homeownership Can Be Affordable Housing’
...final mortgage payment, housing expense drops precipitously, often just in time for retirement, when incomes tend to decline. It is what Loftin refers to as "homeownership's affordability big bang." Thus,...
Read More »Examining Buying, Selling Behaviors of LBGTQ+ Homeowners
...the housing affordability challenges on LGBTQ buyers, who typically had lower household incomes and were more likely to be purchasing more affordable homes.” NAR says it first added a question...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Seeking Answers to the Issue of Affordability
On Wednesday, June 16, the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies will examine the nation’s housing inequality issue in a live webcast at 3:00 p.m. CDT when they present “The...
Read More »Government Forum Unites Mortgage & Government Thought Leaders
...volume of forbearances, but also to level the playing field and make affordability a possibility for all. “We know a lot of groups have been left behind,” said Gouding. “We...
Read More »Record High for Annual Home Price Growth
...fact, there were 26% fewer newly listed properties in April as compared to pre-pandemic seasonal levels. "Of course, such aggressive home price growth has had an impact on affordability levels,...
Read More »The White House Addresses Racial Disparity in Wealth
...fraction of the wealth of their white counterparts. As home prices rise, the Neighborhood Homes Tax Credit will make a generational investment in homeownership affordability." Biden appointed Department of Housing...
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