Regulators are considering allowing additional funds to expand the role of nonbanks like REITs as the nature of the big banks in mortgag lending shifts.
Read More »Staying Ahead in Single-Family Rental
With many potential homebuyers—notably millennials—opting to delay purchasing and instead renting longer, the 2020 Five Star Single-Family Rental Summit will teach attendees about the new potential in this sector.
Read More »Freddie Mac Examines How to Support Struggling Communities
A new white paper from the GSE explores strategies for addressing “areas of concentrated poverty.”
Read More »President Trump Asks Supreme Court to Settle FHFA Debate
An appeals court recently ruled the net-worth sweep of GSE profits into the Treasury is unconstitutional. The Trump Administration wants to take action.
Read More »Jobs Report: Economic Growth Exceeds Expectations
How will record-low unemployment and increased spending impact the housing market moving forward?
Read More »HUD Allocates $2.3B to 15 States, Puerto Rico
The department said these funds are to help areas most impacted by natural disasters. Click through to learn more.
Read More »FHFA Raises Fannie, Freddie Conforming Loan Limit
According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, single-family properties in the U.S. will have their conforming loan limit raised in 2020. Read on for details and insight into how the Agency reached this decision.
Read More »Where Are Homeowners Looking to Move?
Searches found Texas and Florida, as the top destination for most homeowners, but one tropical paradise is seeing people searching for greener pastures.
Read More »Homebuyer Competition Cooling
What metro went from having one of the most competitive housing markets to seeing its bidding-war rate fall below the national average in October?
Read More »HELOCs Below $400B for the First Time Since 2004
The decline in lines of credit for housing suggests that “consumers are remembering the lessons” from the Great Recession.
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