Investment

First American’s Data & Analytics division published a new report that shows home prices have found new highs for the sixth-straight month. Click here to see charts and year-over-year changes of the Home Price Index.

Having a high-paying job doesn’t guarantee you can easily afford a place to live, especially in cities like San Francisco or New York City—even for those earning over $1M annually. Click through to find out where the standard 28% ratio of your monthly income goes the farthest.

Building on feedback from stakeholders and research, three federal agencies have issued updates to the 50-plus-year-old Community Reinvestment Act to strengthen and modernize its regulations to better achieve the purposes of the law.

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve have outlined a framework for the safe and sound management of exposure to climate-related financial risks for large financial institutions. Here’s what that means for the industry.

Ted Tozer, former President of Ginnie Mae, has issued a paper via The Urban Institute detailing how Ginnie Mae could be utilized to support the nation’s housing system through the financing of independent mortgage banks. Click through to read Tozer’s entire proposal.

The standard down payment of 20% has done nothing but rise as this number is tied to home prices, which are also rising. Click through to find out where the cheapest down payments are...and the most expensive.

Although completed multifamily units drove down rent prices for the fifth month in a row, short vacancy times reveal just how high demand is for these units. Here’s what the landscape looks like according to a new report.

An upcoming Five Star Institute webinar will explore how United Wholesale Mortgage works in conjunction with DocMagic to employ a digital lending process including eNotes for a modern, efficient, and secure way to process and manage mortgage loans.

With single-family inventories struggling to keep up, here are the ZIP codes where multifamily inventories are spiking to try to meet housing demands.

A recent podcast examined mortgage fraud, with a particular focus on the proliferation of occupancy fraud, which has significantly increased in recent years. Here’s what the podcast reveals.