New partnership to boost single-family rental market in the western U.S. as Atlas Real Estate and DivcoWest enter agreement.
Read More »Could the ‘Wealth Effect’ Mean More Homes on the Market?
Equity gains allow a homeowner to keep pace with the housing market, but not necessarily outpace it—an economist explains.
Read More »Forbearance Update: How Are Rates Changing?
Despite a drop in unemployment claims and an overall improved economic outlook, forbearance volume declined marginally this week, dipping just one basis point over the previous week.
Read More »HUD Removes Barriers to Puerto Rico’s Disaster Relief Funds
The Biden administration last February began working to remove spending restrictions put in place after 2017's Hurricane Maria, and now further progress has been made.
Read More »What is Preventing Homeowners from Selling?
Many market analysts comparing year-over-year metrics are looking at data from both 2020 and 2019 because, at this time last year, pandemic stay-at-home restrictions thwarted homebuying and selling, which makes some comparisons unreliable. No matter what numbers you are considering, ...
Read More »Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap Depends on Housing Factors
Lower home values and rates of homeownership account for a significant share of the difference between Black and White households' wealth. Researchers look at potential paths to improved equity.
Read More »HUD, City Leaders Discuss $5B to Further Housing Security
The Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary says she and local leaders cannot stand by when anyone in this nation, let alone half a million, lacks a safe home.
Read More »Forbearance Rate Improvement Expected to Continue
The number of active COVID-19-related forbearance plans decreased again, marking the eighth-straight week of recovery.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Strong Employment Numbers Forcing Forbearance Reversal
As a number of Americans return to the workforce, an increasing amount are exiting their forbearance plans and the housing market pushes for a return to pre-pandemic levels.
Read More »Gauging the Trajectory of America’s Racial Homeownership Gap
For decades the rate of homeownership among Black, Latinx, Asian, and other minority demographics lagged far behind the rate among White Americans. That is due to a history of structural barriers. The Urban Institute has found that even though those ...
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