While the road uphill for new single-family home sales has been lengthy and slow, it has nonetheless been uphill.
Read More »FHFA Raises Maximum Loan Guarantee Limits
The new maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2017 will increase for the first time in a decade, according to the FHFA.
Read More »Existing-Home Sales Flourishing Despite Headwinds
Inventory is tight and prices are outpacing incomes, but that did not stop existing-home sales from reaching a post-recession high.
Read More »SFR Investors Searching Beyond Their Own States
An increasingly larger share of single-family investment homes in the United States are owned by out-of-state investors, according to a recent analysis.
Read More »Housing Starts: Room to Grow Even After Spike
Housing starts are growing at their fastest pace in nine years, but the numbers are still way down from historical norms. What does this mean for the market overall?
Read More »Does Low-Income Housing Affect Property Values?
The deep-set worry that low-income housing has a deleterious effect on the values of other properties appears to have little basis in reality, according to one study.
Read More »The House Always Wins. Or Does It?
In 2010, when the economy was in the tank, a lot of investors had to decide whether to put their money in the stock market or in real estate. Six years later, which one came out ahead?
Read More »There’s No Place Like Home for Homeowners
A sweeping look at homeowner migration patterns across the country shows homeowner mobility has been declining steadily over the past three decades. What are the implications for the market?
Read More »Morningstar Revises Forecast for Ocwen’s Ranking to Positive
Morningstar cited Ocwen’s management team, enhanced corporate governance and improved control, and its internal audit and quality control methodologies as reasons for the shift.
Read More »What’s a Home Worth? A Lot More These Days
The differential between what homeowners think their properties are worth and what they’re actually worth is coming more into line for the fourth consecutive month.
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