...meet major monthly home ownership expenses — including mortgage, property taxes and insurance — on a median-priced single-family home, assuming a 20% down payment, and a 28% maximum "front-end" debt-to-income...
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PropTech Aims to Bring Efficiency to the Market
...to buyers, there are still areas of the homebuying process, such as securing a mortgage and insurance, that are largely walled-off from the general public and are the likely candidates...
Read More »Government Regulators Make Progress in Addressing Climate-Related Risks
...Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Municipal Securities...
Read More »What More Can Be Done to House the Homeless?
...back to economics: Whether because of a lack of affordable housing, low wages, unexpected expenses, loss of employment, illness, lack of insurance, or a domestic issue, homelessness can be a...
Read More »Senate Committee Examines the National Flood Insurance Program
...experience in disaster resilience and the insurance industry. As Senior Executive of the NFIP, he led the largest single-peril insurance operation in the world providing more than $1.3 trillion in...
Read More »A Look at the GSEs’ Equitable Housing Finance Plans
...that both plans specifically call out the cost of title insurance (and the Freddie Mac plan additionally calls out mortgage insurance) acts as a warning shot to those industries that...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Finding Balance Within Housing Inventory
...the Hot Housing Market” (Wednesday) MBA Weekly Applications Survey (Wednesday) Realtor.com Weekly Housing Market Recap (Wednesday) Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (Thursday) U.S. Department of Labor's Unemployment Insurance Weekly...
Read More »Thompson Officially Sworn in as FHFA Director
...FHFA, Thompson worked at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), for more than 23 years in various leadership positions, including Director of the Division of Risk Management Supervision. During her...
Read More »Housing Affordability Hits 15-Year Low
...makes rent the cheaper option nearly everywhere. A typical rent payment in May is more expensive than a mortgage payment, including taxes and insurance, in just five of the 50...
Read More »Consumer Celebrity Knowledge Outpaces Understanding of Real Estate Basics
...private mortgage insurance (PMI) is required is an important financial decision to make when purchasing a home, as it can have a big impact on the monthly payment. Many survey...
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