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Due to a litany of factors, Fannie Mae cut their predictions for origination activity, total sales, and GDP for 2022 and 2023.

The Housing Supply Action Plan, announced by the Biden-Harris Administration, hopes to ease costs by boosting the supply of quality housing in communities across the country.

Jerome Powell has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a second term as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years, by a vote of 80-19 (one senator did not vote).

New mandate allows for data collected by the GSEs to be used by lenders to facilitate communications with borrowers in their preferred language.

HUD has announced plans to prioritize its goal of advancing equity for all and addressing the need for affordable housing nationwide.

From pandemic pressures to supply chain challenges, Dan Bailey of WFG Lender Services discusses how homeowners are looking to access their homes’ equity.

The Biden Administration has established the PAVE Task Force to tackle racial bias in the home lending and appraisal process.

The Senate Banking Committee will take a deep dive into appraisal equity, and the implementation of programs and policies related to fair housing and economic opportunities.

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have released their new residential construction statistics for February 2022, which found that privately‐owned housing starts ...

It has been 732 days since the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) cut interest rates in an emergency meeting in light of the then-blossoming COVID-19 pandemic. But all ...