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On Tuesday evening, President Trump delivered his State of the Union address before the Congress. The White House released excerpts from the speech before it began, highlighting a focus on immigration reform, infrastructure, national security, and the economic impacts of ...

As President Trump will present his State of the Union address to the Senate this evening, what is the State of the Housing Industry? With home prices that show no signs of decreasing, changes in leadership at the Consumer Finance ...

In his final State of the Union Address, President Obama spoke of the hope for America that has permeated his speeches during his seven years in office. Much like last year, however, housing policy was noticeably absent from his remarks.

Last year, the President barely mentioned housing policy in the State of the Union address. Those in the mortgage industry are eager to find out if Obama will even broach the subject Tuesday in what will be his final State of the Union address.

Is housing policy on the radar at all for President Obama as his administration winds down? Tuesday's State of the Union address will tell.

Aside from a brief reference to his announcement two weeks ago that the Federal Housing Agency (FHA) would be lowering its mortgage insurance premiums, President Barack Obama did not mention housing policy Tuesday night during his hour-long State of the Union Address.

"The shadow of crisis has passed, and the state of the union is strong," the president said early in his speech. The nation has experienced "the fastest economic growth in over a decade, our deficits cut by two-thirds, a stock market that has doubled, and health care inflation at its lowest rate in fifty years," Obama said. Obama touted the past year as "a breakthrough year for America" as job growth outpaced any year since 1999 and unemployment fell below pre-crisis levels.