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Dr. Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning to discuss changes to the False Claims Act. Read through to learn what Carson addressed and how it will impact your business.

Coming in The Week Ahead are reports on vacancies and homeownership, pending home sales, and a hearing on LGBTQ discrimination in housing.

The economic slowdown and trade tensions have some analysts looking to the housing market for growth. What gives them so much confidence in the market?

The Census Bureau revealed that just one region posted an annual increase in sales. How far did the others drop?

Mortgage banking firms discussed how new automation is impacting the industry during an event in Dallas earlier this month.

After a decade of government conservatorship, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may soon become privatized … but they can’t do it alone.

While the yield curve has accurately predicted every recession since 1950, it uninverted earlier this month. What does this mean for the 2020 economic forecast?

Younger homeowners are found to make more trade offs to afford a house, including insurance and health costs.

It’s time the industry examines how and where the tolerance for risk in the non-QM market is growing, and how lenders should be acting in response. Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the October issue of MReport.

Although home values are nearly 5% higher than last year, three regions posted declines in price growth.