Holding down interest rates and leveraging the central bank’s balance sheet to encourage asset purchases is the best way to ease labor market and broader economic challenges, Powell told Congress.
Read More »California’s Last Legislative Session Left Housing Advocates Disappointed
The Golden State's dated zoning ordinances over the years have contributed to an affordable housing crisis, analysts say. So what might make its next legislative session different?
Read More »Single-Family Temporary Flexibilities Extended, FHA Announces
A set of policy allowances for single-family lenders and servicers will be in place through June, according to the administration.
Read More »Investors Take Note: Top Locations for Gen Z Renters
Nine of the 20 cities on this list are located in the Midwest and eight are in the South—far from the coastal cities previously favored by millennials, according to the study.
Read More »HUD Announces Disaster Assistance for Texas’ Winter Storm Victims
As Texas is now a presidentially declared major disaster area, Lone Star State homeowners qualify for these foreclosure protections.
Read More »Redfin Poised to Enter the Rental Game
CEO Glenn Kelman says his company will "aim to compete with the largest portals on every front, for every visitor" in 2020, adding that he expects "a wild battle."
Read More »Big Cities Have Disproportionately Low Number of Black Homeowners
Even in areas with a large Black population, people of color face frequent setbacks when it comes to achieving homeownership, a factor that plays heavily into determining overall wealth.
Read More »Mixed Reactions to Biden’s Foreclosure-Ban Extension
Some industry organizations have endorsed the move, while other insiders say they have concerns.
Read More »DS5: Exploring Opportunity Zone Investment
In this installment of DS5: Inside the Industry, Robert Hutchins, President & CEO of Ellavoz Impact Capital, discusses how Opportunity Zone investment can live up to its full potential.
Read More »Analysts Report Lowest Serious-Delinquency Rate Since June
Economists noted that the consistent decline in serious delinquency since August is a "sign of growing financial stability for families."
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