Despite the coronavirus causing much of the housing industry to slow to a crawl, the GSE reported its single-family portfolio rose in April.
Read More »Are Homebuyers Stepping Back Into the Market?
Analysis of the latest data on mortgage applications found a weekly increase of nearly 3%. Did purchases follow suit?
Read More »‘Keep People in Their Homes’ Important During Pandemic
The Housing Financial Services Committee held a roundtable discussion on how the pandemic has impacted homeowners, and how minorities have been “disproportionately” affected.
Read More »Home Prices Continue Ascent
Values rose for the 35th consecutive quarter during Q1 2020, with the FHFA saying prices are up almost 6% annually.
Read More »Nearly Half of Offers Faced Competition in April
The Spring homebuying season has brought renewed competition in the housing market. How many cities reported an uptick in offers?
Read More »Available Housing Supply Shrinking
Click through to see how COVID-19 is impacting potential home sales and how this compares to the Great Recession.
Read More »GSE’s ‘At the Heart’ of Assisting Homeowners, Lenders, Servicers
The ability for Congress to utilize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to assist borrowers has helped keep the industry afloat during COVID-19.
Read More »Interest Rates on All Loans Closed Fall Below 3.5%
A new study on originations found the share of refinances have nearly doubled since April 2019.
Read More »The Best Days to Sell a Home
New analysis shows that the summer months are where purchases heat up.
Read More »Affordability Worsening For First-Time Buyers
List prices in some of the most populated metros in the nation were more than five times that average income for prospective buyers.
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