Investment

Despite rising prices and speculation about looming recession, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency reports that the performance of first-lien mortgages held by the federal banking system improved throughout the course of Q2 2022.

“The condition of a family’s home is a major factor in determining their health, and today, too many homes have hazards, particularly, homes in communities of color,” said Matthew Ammon, Director of the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.

Despite the struggles faced by the overall housing market, luxury second home mortgage rate locks remained 152% above their pre-pandemic level in Q3 of 2019, with remote workers continuing to lead the charge.

Enforcing the nation’s fair housing laws and policies under the Fair Housing Act, HUD has announced that the most recent grants available will support fair housing education and outreach, testing, and enforcement activities through the Department’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program.

According to the new 2021 American Housing Survey released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau, in general, 2020 and 2021 were good for homeowners but presented challenges for many renters. Every ...

“Those still able to afford homeownership are quickly regaining lost leverage, but this shift to a more balanced market is still in its early stages," said Nicole Bachaud, Senior Economist at Zillow.

The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which measures housing contract activity, again fell in August, the third month in a row and the ninth time it has fallen this year. In addition, three out of the four major regions in the ...

With mortgage rates hitting 14-year highs and inflationary woes lingering, high-end homebuyers are backing off from purchasing luxury homes nationwide, with a near 30% drop-off reported year-over-year.

In another new sign of the times, roughly 64,000 home-purchase agreements fell through in August 2022 according to Redfin, a number equal to 15.2% of all homes that went under contract that month.  To put it another way, that number ...

Fix-and-flip investors enjoyed another strong quarter in Q2, as the total number of properties flipped nationwide was the second-highest ATTOM recorded over the past 22 years.