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

Having served as Interim SVP of Underwriting & Credit since earlier this year, Ouwerkerk has been with the GSE for nearly 15 years, after exiting a career in the commercial real estate space.

One of Fannie Mae’s missions is to facilitate equitable and sustainable access to homeownership and quality affordable rental units across the country which provide a stronger and more efficient housing system for all. But as a major source of mortgage ...

With the housing market gradually returning to pre-pandemic norms and mortgage rates surging over 2.5 percentage points in 2022, many homeowners are choosing to renovate their living spaces rather than search for a new home. According to a new study ...

Home sales showed no signs of stopping its recent descent in July 2022, as sales dropped to their lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic when the market was at a near standstill.  According to Redfin, home sales dropped ...

Seeking input from several industry stakeholders, the FHFA’s new Advisory Committee will guide the Agency on its commitment to transparency and drafting policy that will connect equitable access with safety and soundness in the nation’s housing marketplace.

A recent Fannie Mae report revealed their latest projection of the 2022 real gross domestic product (GDP) to be flat at 0.0 percent growth on a Q4/Q4 basis. The latest GDP reading showed an expected decline in Q2, but recent ...

The National Women’s Law Center has released a new report with the collaboration of the Insight Center and Groundwork Collaborative called The Roots of Discrimination Housing Policy: Moving Toward Gender Justice in Our Economy, which explores the “inextricable” links between ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it will make available $41 million for local affordable housing and community development activities that benefit people with low-incomes. The funding is being awarded through HUD’s Capacity Building ...

CoreLogic reports second quarter fraud risk is down from the previous quarter, and Q2 2021; however, an analysis of monthly data shows this trend is reversing, and fraud risk is anticipated to increase in the coming months.