Bolstered by a strong private sector market demand, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued to attract and expand private sector investment in the last quarter of 2017.
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As home prices rise across the country, which cities can a middle-class homebuyer look at to purchase their home? A study by Realtor.com looked at metros that have ...
Read More »Can Renters Afford to Buy a Home?
Can home affordability be measured especially when one is looking at the ability of current renters on becoming homeowners? A study by the Urban Institute attempted to answer ...
Read More »Lennar Partners With Blend to Power its Lending Arm
Blend has announced that Lennar, the Florida-headquartered homebuilder, has selected Blend's technology to power Eagle Home Mortgage, the homebuilder’s financing arm. The California-based mortgage technology provider will help ...
Read More »The Homebuying Triggers
From rising rents to more privacy and comfort, a number of factors are driving homebuyers to look for their dream abode this spring, according to a home buyer ...
Read More »Is Spring Really the ‘Magic Window’ for Home Sellers?
By Scott Morgan Anyone looking to close a home sale faster and more favorably is entering the right time of the year to do it. According to a ...
Read More »Wells Fargo’s Hilzendeger Receives Promotion
As head of Home Lending Retail, a newly created role, Hilzendeger will report to Michael DeVito, who was named Head of Wells Fargo Home Lending in January.
Read More »A Balancing Act With Compliance Regulation
Editor’s Note: This story was originally featured in the March issue of MReport, out now. As 2018 sets in motion, government regulatory requirements are completely changing the pace ...
Read More »Will Rising Incomes Offset High Borrowing Costs?
Rising household incomes are more than likely to offset the effects of higher borrowing costs because of rising interest rates, according to data of The Real Home Price ...
Read More »Smaller Banks Better at Reinvesting in Communities, Says Survey
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is headed for changes by The Treasury and will relook at reinvestments of banks towards supporting community needs through initiatives such as fair ...
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