The supply of affordable rental housing is low, but the demand for those properties is there, according to Moody's.
Read More »Can Banks Handle Another Financial Crisis?
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) posed a question to his committee at a hearing on banking regulation and liquidity.
Read More »Many Markets Shift Toward Owning vs. Renting
Some studies lately have indicated that several markets have experienced a shift toward buying in the housing market as the cost of renting has continued to rise.
Read More »Homebuyers Becoming More Cynical About Election
More and more homebuyers are believing that the results of the 2016 presidential election will negatively affect the housing market, according to a survey.
Read More »Delinquencies Spike Among Amortizing HELOCs
The delinquency rate among HELOCs originated right before the bubble has shot up—and the trend is likely to continue.
Read More »More Renters Looking to Buy These Days
The majority of renters said they would prefer to own a home if finances permitted them to do so.
Read More »Both Sides of the Aisle Urging GSE Reform
Just how big of an issue are the GSEs' dwindling capital buffer and the FHFA's almost eight-year long conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac becoming?
Read More »Tight Inventory Causes a Slip in Demand
With fewer homes for sale on the market over the past year, housing demand has also experienced a decline.
Read More »Freddie Mac Unloads More Deeply Delinquent Loans
As part of its strategy to reduce the liquid assets in its mortgage portfolio, Freddie Mac has now sold $4.3 billion worth of non-performing loans.
Read More »Fed Makes it Tougher for Banks to be ‘Big’
While the debate continues over whether or not “Too Big to Fail” still exists, the Federal Reserve is trying to give the “big” banks an incentive to get smaller.
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