The GSE, in conjunction with research and consulting firm Pulsenomics, will produce a quarterly poll surveying more than 100 housing experts across the industry and academia to forecast future home price changes.
Read More »GSEs Complete Nearly 50K Foreclosure Prevention Actions in Q2
The FHFA’s latest Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report for the second quarter found that, to date, more than 6.8 million struggling homeowners have been assisted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during conservatorship.
Read More »HUD Awards $10.5M+ in Grants to Empower Underserved Hispanic Communities
HUD enhances its commitment to working with the nation’s Hispanic communities to ensure access to affordable, fair, and safe housing and homeownership opportunities nationwide.
Read More »Diminished Pool of Homebuyers Forces Retreat in Pending Sales
"It's clear that increased housing inventory and better interest rates are essential to revive the housing market," said NAR Chief Economist Yun. Click through for more on NAR’s August Pending Home Sales report.
Read More »HUD Installs New Appointments to Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee
Three new appointees and three return to the committee that advises HUD on manufactured housing production, regulations, and administration of the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act.
Read More »CFPB Releases Annual Report on Residential Mortgage Lending Activity
"The higher interest rate environment had profound effects on the mortgage market in 2022, with borrowers paying much more in monthly payments,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. Click through to read more on the CFPB’s analysis of 2022 HMDA data.
Read More »HUD Awards Nearly $1 Million to Research the Homeownership Gap
HUD has issued several grants geared toward research to address disparities in access to mortgage financing and homeownership for borrowers of color and other underserved groups.
Read More »OCC: Nearly 7,400 New Foreclosures Initiated in Q2
The OCC has issued its findings on the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system during Q2, as 97.3% of mortgages were found current and performing at the end of the quarter, compared to 97.6% in Q1.
Read More »Housing Supply Jumps to Six-Month High
U.S. housing supply jumped to 7.8 months at the current sales rate in August, the highest measure recorded since March 2023, as the inventory of completed homes for sale continued to climb, hitting its highest level since April 2020.
Read More »More Homebuyers Are Moving to Places Endangered by Extreme Weather
Redfin reports that a record share of homebuyers nationwide are relocating to areas facing increasing climate risks, including metros that are often faced with extreme wind/hurricane risk and flooding.
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