...going to help in terms of the housing recovery to keep affordability as low as humanly possible,"" he tells us. Experts said in past interviews with MReport that the decision...

...insurance-in-force. Rood says that mass refinance programs ultimately fail to resolve problems of demand in the housing market. ""It's not an affordability crisis, it's a demand crisis,"" he tells us....

...combined effects of record low mortgage rates, near record high affordability, a more promising economic recovery, job creation, and low prices are beckoning homebuyers out of the woodwork."" Harris Private...

...sales and starts could catch an upward draft seen in 2011 that lasts this year. ""Record affordability has made buying a home an attractive [COLUMN_BREAK] proposition, and should help increase...

...sidelines despite all-time highs for affordability in the market. ""Paul Diggle"":http://www.capitaleconomics.com/staff/property-economics/paul-diggle.html, a property economist with ""Capital Economics"":http://www.capitaleconomics.com/, said in a note that ""the slightly weaker tone of the activity data...

...""I am grateful for Mr. Williams' steadfast dedication to [COLUMN_BREAK] ensuring Fannie Mae meets its public mission of providing stability, liquidity, and affordability to housing finance while both leading his...

...mortgage rates, help increase housing affordability for homeowners at a time when many have stayed on the sidelines during sharp market contractions that followed the financial crisis. Nielsen added that...

...unprecedented number of distressed homes yet to be sold, we see a long-term future of housing that is bright due to tremendous pent-up demand and phenomenal rental and homeownership affordability.""...

...but surge to 372,000 come 2012, with housing starts expected to arrive at 630,000, up from 583,000 this year. NAR President ""Moe Veissi"":http://www.realtor.org/about_nar/fullbio_veissi said in a statement that housing affordability...

...and 3.21 percent, respectively. ""This greater affordability helped push existing home sales higher for the second consecutive month in November to an annualized pace of 4.42 million, the most since...