Despite still being up 29% year-over-year from 2020, pending home sales are tailing off as a new report examines this downturn.
Read More »May’s Mortgage Market Monitor Shows Lag in Activity
Though interest rate offerings trended downward across all mortgage products last month, overall rate locks were still down across the board, researchers say.
Read More »HUD Rescinds ‘Preserving Neighborhood and Community Choice’ Rule
Department Secretary Marcia Fudge says HUD will restore certain definitions and other selected parts from 2015's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, which the previous administration ended last year.
Read More »Are Looser Zoning Laws the Housing Shortage Solution?
New construction is not the only path to replenishing the housing supply, it is the most plausible, experts conclude, and they say scaling back building restrictions could boost effectiveness.
Read More »FHFA Requests Input on GSE Executive Pay
FHFA Director Mark Calabria says the information gathered will help the agency ensure transparent and appropriate compensation policies at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Taking Aim at Community Redevelopment
A two-day virtual NeighborWorks America event set for Thursday and Friday will cover a number of pressing topics in the quest to bridge the gap in the housing divide.
Read More »The Importance of Supply Chain Diversity in Mortgage
In this edition of DS5: Inside the Industry, Michael Ruiz, Director, Supplier Diversity for Fannie Mae discusses "the peculiar world of supply chain diversity," as well as the results of an American Mortgage Diversity Council survey on the subject.
Read More »Addressing LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Housing
Realtor.com this week announced a new partnership with the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance. The Alliance was founded June 2020 and has chapters throughout the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. The collaboration will allow the groups to identify training opportunities that ...
Read More »Number of Underwater Homes Took a Dip in Q1
Double-digit home price growth has driven down negative equity, as a new report has found that just 2.6% of all mortgaged properties are underwater nationwide.
Read More »Opinion: With Support, Infrastructure Plan Could Address Housing Shortage
In an op-ed, experts suggest President Biden's policy could help struggling Americans but argue that Congress is not focused enough on housing shortfalls.
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