CoreLogic estimates that residential and commercial property loss from Hurricane Ian’s wind and storm surge damage will make it the costliest storm to hit the Sunshine State since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Read More »Hurricane Ian’s Potential Housing Impact
Despite being downgraded to a tropical storm while passing over Florida, Ian has intensified into a hurricane again as of press time, barreling towards the coast of South Carolina. Here’s what CoreLogic experts previously projected regarding potential reconstruction cost values of all homes impacted by Ian’s destructive path.
Read More »Slip in Home Prices May Provide Housing Market Relief
ATTOM has released its Q3 2022 U.S. Home Affordability Report showing that median-priced single-family homes and condos remain less affordable in Q3 of 2022 compared to historical averages in 99% of counties across the nation with enough data to analyze. ...
Read More »Priscilla Almodovar to Serve as Fannie Mae CEO
A financial services veteran, Almodovar brings more than 30 years of finance, real estate, and community development expertise and a strong commitment to affordable housing.
Read More »CFPB Accused of Exceeding Statutory Authority
A group of seven banks and trade groups are taking legal action in the Eastern District of Texas, challenging the Bureau’s update to the Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices Section of its exam manual, and for potentially violating the Administrative Procedure Act.
Read More »Economist: 2023 Will Bring a ‘Significant Shift in Power’
“Those still able to afford homeownership are quickly regaining lost leverage, but this shift to a more balanced market is still in its early stages," said Nicole Bachaud, Senior Economist at Zillow.
Read More »Markets Considered Overvalued Increasing as Mortgage Rates Rise
First American Financial Corporation, a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation of its industry, today released the July 2022 First American Real House Price Index (RHPI). The RHPI measures ...
Read More »HUD Awards $5M for Repairing Low-Income Veteran’s Homes
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, today awarded $5 million in $1 million allotments to five non-profits in support of the Veterans Housing Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program ...
Read More »Pending Home Sales Numbers Continue Recent Slide
The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which measures housing contract activity, again fell in August, the third month in a row and the ninth time it has fallen this year. In addition, three out of the four major regions in the ...
Read More »HUD Offers Assistance to Victims of Hurricane Fiona
In an effort to assist in the recovery after Hurricane Fiona made landfall, the Department has issued a new set of waivers offering regulatory and administrative relief to homeowners impacted in Puerto Rico.
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