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Read More »Second-Home Sales Up 200% During Pandemic
While the pandemic caused many people to reassess their living situations as the virus began ravaging the country during the first quarter of 2020, many made hard decisions, some went the complete opposite way by doubling down and purchasing a ...
Read More »Fannie Mae Revises Housing Outlook, Adjusts Recessionary Predictions
The confluence of market forces that are currently weighing on the market is shaking up long-term forecasts. Here’s why Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan thinks “it’s unlikely the economy will avoid a modest recession.”
Read More »FHFA Office to Focus on Fintech
By founding the Office of Financial Technology, the Agency will address emerging risks related to the adoption and deployment of financial technology in housing finance.
Read More »First Mortgage Default Rate at Highest Level Since September 2020
The default rate for first mortgages is at a recent high. Click here to see the overall credit default rate and how major cities fared last month.
Read More »Homebuyer Competition Plummets
Nationwide, nearly 50% of home offers written by Redfin agents faced competition on a seasonally adjusted basis in June, according to a new report from Redfin. That’s the lowest share since May 2020 and the first time the bidding-war rate ...
Read More »Five Months of Existing-Home Sales Declines
For the fifth consecutive month, existing-home sales dropped as three of the four major geographic regions of the country experienced month-over-month declines. On a yearly basis, sales sank in all four regions. All-in-all, total existing home sales for June 2022—which ...
Read More »HUD Proposes Manufactured Home Updates to Address Affordable Housing Concerns
New changes to the HUD Code will promote the Biden Administration’s goal of expanding the nation’s housing inventory to meet the goal of equitable opportunities for all.
Read More »Rent Growth Eases, Less-Expensive Metros Experience Smallest Decline in Sales
Home shoppers are finding more options to choose from, more time to make decisions and even price cuts in some areas, according to Zillow's latest market report. That's largely because intensifying affordability challenges are thinning competition from a crowded field ...
Read More »Dip in Housing Starts Boosting Inventory
While single‐family housing starts were down in June, home buyers today are presented with more options, as new-home inventory is accounting for a bigger share of the total housing supply.
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