Last week, the BLS reported only 160,000 jobs added during April. How did consumers perceive the labor market during the month?
Read More »Cause of the Crisis Still Central to Dodd-Frank Debate
At the center of the continuing fight between political factions over Dodd-Frank nearly six years after the controversial financial reform law passed is the debate over who, or what, actually caused the financial crisis in 2008.
Read More »The Path to Monetary Policy Normalization
While speculation of a June rate hike by the Fed persists, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard discussed two possibilities for the Fed to take on the normalization of monetary policy.
Read More »Watchdog Joins Calls for More Oversight of Non-Bank Servicers
Why does a federal watchdog believe that non-bank servicers, who now service a majority of HAMP loans, need more oversight from federal regulators?
Read More »Is the GSEs’ Status Quo Sustainable?
The Q1 financial reports released by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac this week have prompted even more intense questions as to the long-term sustainability of the FHFA's conservatorship of the GSEs, which was meant to be temporary but is now almost eight years old.
Read More »Weak Jobs Report May Not Bode Well for Housing
Will the slowdown in labor market be a hindrance to growth in the housing market, or will the will the housing market boom this summer due to the amount of pent-up demand?
Read More »HUD Addresses Affordable Housing Crisis
HUD made its first allocations through the National Housing Trust Fund this week. How much was allocated and where will the money be going?
Read More »When Will Distressed Sales ‘Normalize’?
Since hitting their peak in January 2009, the percentage of REO and short sales that make up all residential home sales has been steadily declining. At what point will it reach its "normal" pre-crisis level?
Read More »Ask the Economist: Challenges Facing Housing in 2016
National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun talks with DS News about his forecast for the housing market for the remainder of 2016 as well as such topics as inventory, affordability, wage growth, and delinquency rates.
Read More »Fannie Mae Avoids Freddie Mac’s Q1 Fate
The Q1 financial results for Fannie Mae contained much better news than the report of its fellow GSE, Freddie Mac, earlier this week.
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