The Department kicks off the month of June by focusing its attention on the importance of creating and maintaining a healthy home by addressing home-based hazards, including reducing moisture and mold, and maintaining indoor air quality.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Small Business Lenders & Dodd-Frank’s Section 1071
An upcoming Five Star Institute Webinar will feature a trio of experts discussing the impact of Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, a rule requiring financial institutions to collect and report data on small business loans.
Read More »Q1 Mortgage Lending Falls to 20-Year Low
Total residential loans dropped 19% in the first quarter of 2023, reaching the lowest point since 2000; refinancing was also down 85% year-over-year.
Read More »Home Price Gains Slow to Levels Last Reported in 2016
As reported by Realtor.com, home prices rose by 0.9% in May 2023, landing below numbers during pandemic and going further back to 2016.
Read More »Upcoming Hurricane Season May Threaten an Estimated 33 Million U.S. Homes
A new report from CoreLogic has found that climate change is expected to alter hurricane activity this year, placing $11.6 trillion total reconstruction cost value at risk of hurricane-force wind damage across U.S. coastal counties.
Read More »HUD Announces New Programs in Honor of National Homeownership Month
HUD has planned a number of events throughout the month, including the launch of the Housing Counseling Awareness Campaign and House Party 2.0, highlighting the benefits of housing counseling and efforts to close the racial homeownership gap.
Read More »Real House Prices Increased 3.2% in March
While the Real House Price Index found that home prices, and therefore affordability, decreased across the country, median household income has increased 4.1% since January 2022.
Read More »Investor Home Purchases Fell a Record 49% YoY in Q1
While real estate investors bought up a large number of homes during the pandemic, a new report from Redfin revealed investors purchased 48.6% fewer homes in Q1 of 2023 than a year earlier, outpacing a 41% drop in overall home purchases.
Read More »Survey Examines Recent Homebuyer/Seller Sentiment
A new survey conducted by Clever Real Estate examined homebuyer and seller regrets about their recent experiences, including looks at post-purchase financial struggles and how many of those surveyed view now as a good time to engage with the housing market.
Read More »FHA Proposes New Mortgage Payment Reductions
In order to assist struggling borrowers amid an erratic mortgage rate environment, the FHA has proposed a plan to assist borrowers through temporary reductions to monthly mortgage payments for up to five years.
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