New study finds the median net worth of U.S. households rose 17.6% from 2016-2019.
Read More »House Price Appreciation Sets Record for Third Consecutive Month
U.S. home price appreciation reached 20.7% in August 2021, marking the third straight month it has reached a new record mark, according to the latest findings by First American.
Read More »HUD Takes Steps Toward Allocating American Rescue Plan Funds
Today’s actions allow communities to begin accessing nearly $5 billion in funds to prevent homelessness and protect those at-risk of losing their home.
Read More »Builder Confidence Sinks to 13-Month Low
Increased costs and a bottlenecked supply chain have resulted in a dip in home building, even putting a hold on some new home sales.
Read More »US Housing Consultants Adds Former HUD Senior Policy Advisor
John Ligon to serve as consultant on advocacy, policy research, and executive management consulting for the affordable housing industry.
Read More »New Home Purchase Apps Dip in May
Continued elevated demand and the high cost of building materials are impacting mortgage applications for new homes for the second consecutive month.
Read More »Government Forum Unites Mortgage & Government Thought Leaders
Five Star’s 2021 Government Forum: A Virtual Event assembled leaders from the mortgage space and regulators for a day of topical discussions and sessions shedding insight into what lies ahead for mortgage professionals as they emerge from the pandemic.
Read More »Radian Names Former FHA Commissioner Montgomery to Its Board
Brian Montgomery named to the board of directors of MI provider after two tenures as HUD Deputy Secretary and head of the FHA.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Regulators and the Industry Unite to Face Challenges
This Wednesday, the 2021 Government Forum, a one-day virtual event from The Five Star Institute, will bring together representatives from government and the mortgage space for an open forum to tackle the industry’s most pressing issues.
Read More »Biden Marks June National Homeownership Month
The President dedicated the month to raising awareness of housing equality, as well as the elimination of barriers to affordable homeownership.
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