Government

Beginning his two-year term on January 1, Larry Thompson will assume the role of Board Chair of the Congressionally chartered, wholesale bank that is part of the Federal Home Loan Bank System.

Home values in Opportunity Zones tend to roughly match broader home prices. Find out what that means for the roughly 3,500 Opportunity Zones throughout the country.

An upcoming gathering hosted by the Urban Institute and National Community Stabilization Trust will feature a cross-section of industry experts and government leaders exploring how to boost the U.S. housing shortage and protect the future of homeownership.

A recent House Committee on Small Business hearing examined regulations from the Department of Energy and the impacts they are having on both home seekers and home builders.

A new Realtor.com poll has found that only three in 10 U.S. veterans realize they can buy a home with zero down. After the link, read more on a new campaign to help educate U.S. vets and servicemembers on the benefits of VA loans.

New findings from Fannie Mae’s HSPI revealed consumers are increasingly expressing “pessimism toward the larger economy this month, in addition to their ongoing frustration with the housing market,” said Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae Senior VP and Chief Economist.

The American Enterprise Institute has analyzed the FHFA’s appraisal-level dataset, digging deeper into a selected set of data fields found in appraisal reports. Click through to find out some of AEI’s findings regarding valuation bias.

A drop of just three basis points in the 30-year fixed rate mortgage provided little relief to prospective buyers, as ambiguity around monetary policy will likely continue to stall improvements in the housing market through the end of the year.

The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee chose to forgo the opportunity to raise the central bank’s nominal interest rate at the conclusion of their October/November meeting, a repeat of the action the committee last took in September.

In a response to the lack of housing available to the nation’s homebuyers, the Biden Administration has issued guidance on new solutions to expand housing inventory affordability. Click through to find out what the government plans to do to support this initiative.