Nearly one in six prospective homebuyers across different races and ethnicities reported facing some form of discrimination during the homebuying process, according to the National Association of Realtors. Others cited their primary reasons for stalling their home purchase as waiting for mortgage rates and home prices to decline, alongside a lack of available homes within their budget.
Read More »Honoring Women Fostering the Expansion of Homeownership
The Five Star Institute will recognize the achievements of remarkable businesswomen working to expand homeownership, especially for first-time homeowners, with its Keys in Hand Award, part of the upcoming 12th Annual Women in Housing Leadership Awards event.
Read More »Research Reveals One Way Policymakers Can Improve Housing Stability
Professors at Princeton University have found that a modest adjustment to eviction filing costs had a “clear and powerful effect” in the study, especially in majority-Black neighborhoods.
Read More »Breaking Down August Foreclosure Filing Report Data
August 2023’s Foreclosure Market Report, curated by ATTOM Data, showed that there was a total of 33,952 residential real estate properties with foreclosure filings against them, a number that jumped 7% from July but decreased by 2% year-over-year.
Read More »Return-to-Work Mandates Motivating Home Sellers to Relocate
According to a new Redfin study, while nearly one in five homeowners surveyed plan to sell their home in the next year, new jobs and return-to-work mandates are forcing some to sell their home quickly, and at a loss.
Read More »Success for Servicers: Federal Summary Judgment Standard in Florida
Attorney R. Keith Ustler explains how a new Florida summary judgment standard makes a summary judgment motion an essential step in any litigation.
Read More »July Home Prices Growth Jump Over 2%
U.S. home price gains moved up to 2.5% year over year in July, marking the 138th consecutive month of annual growth, while 11 states saw home price declines over the course of the month.
Read More »Capitol Hill Shines the Spotlight on Property Insurance
The Senate Banking Committee recently hosted a hearing discussing competition in the property insurance marketplace and the role climate change is playing on policy holders’ premiums.
Read More »HUD Awards Nearly $160M to Combat Housing-Related Hazards
HUD takes additional action to evaluate and reduce residential health hazards in public housing by eliminating lead-based paints, mold, and asbestos, among other threats.
Read More »Digitalization Can Help, But Also Hurt, Affordability Concerns
A new blog post by David Luberoff, Deputy Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, explores the concept of digitalization and how it has changed the face of producing, financing, reviewing, and regulating the current housing market.
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