Tag Archives: Recovery

“I’m so proud of FHA’s work to make homeownership possible for our nation’s underserved households and communities,” said Federal Housing Commissioner Julia R. Gordon.

Despite recent disasters, home prices on the island are improving, but there are still improvements to be made.

Many met the news of a 12-year high in housing starts with caution and doubt, but their worries are for naught.

Despite a drop in pace in October, the number of homes sold in 2017 is likely to touch 2016 highs of around 5.45 million, paving the way for a sustained rise of home sales in 2018.

While some housing markets have since climbed their way back up to reach new peaks, others are still struggling to reach their previous highs.

According to Zillow's Negative Equity Report, nearly one million homeowners were able to come out of negative equity in the third quarter, allowing them to sell or refinance their homes prior to the expected interest rate hike later this month.

Commentary is an ongoing series on theMReport.com that focuses on opinions, ideas, and insights from experts across mortgage banking. Recovery in the housing market is said to be the key to a robust economic in America. Lou Giserman of The Collingwood Group discusses how continuing improvement in the housing market, which has yet to fully recover from the recession, is giving the economy a much-needed boost.

The stormy days of the housing meltdown may have passed, but is it all calm waters ahead? The industry’s top economists foresee some unpredictable tides as 2016 approaches. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the November 2015 edition of MReport magazine, available now.

The Urban Institute addressed the looming questions surrounding the housing market health in a report released Monday, determining that no single indicator can gauge market health and the market is nowhere near 2001 levels.

The study was conducted authored by Gary Painter, director of USC's Lusk Center for Real Estate, and doctoral candidate Jung Hyun Choi, to determine how long declines in household formation would last following a major economic shock such as a drop in employment that occurred during the recession.