Single female heads of households were disproportionately affected by the pandemic, with many believing they will never be in a position to buy a home.
Read More »FHFA Publishes GSE Goals for Market Improvements
By submission of their proposed plans, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are laying the groundwork for improvements in three underserved housing markets.
Read More »Biden Requests Nearly $70 Billion to Address Housing
President Joe Biden has issued his discretionary funding request to Congress, and in it, a 15% increase to revamp housing opportunities and close the racial wealth gap.
Read More »Fannie Mae Honors 31 Partners for Servicing Excellence
Fannie Mae’s STAR Program was established to recognize outstanding performance in the servicing sector as 31 of the nation’s top mortgage servicers were recently honored for their accomplishments.
Read More »FHFA Injects $1.09 Billion Into Affordable Housing
By allocating $1.09 billion into the affordable housing sector, the FHFA more than doubled it 2019 amounts to HUD’s Housing Trust Fund and the Treasury’s Capital Magnet Fund.
Read More »How Affordable Housing Impacts the Neighborhood
Researchers analyzed home-sales data to determine whether common concerns about low-income housing developments are justified.
Read More »Garden State Considers Program to Mitigate High Foreclosure Rates
Funding for the New Jersey programs would come from a new $350 fee collected from purchasers of foreclosed properties at a sheriff’s sale.
Read More »Chase Devotes $30B to Underserved Communities’ Financial Wellbeing
The investment firm will spend the next five years advancing racial equity through affordable housing, helping small business owners, and other philanthropy in Black and Latinx communities.
Read More »$100B Housing Bill Proposed to Address “Housing Affordability Crisis”
Sen. Kamala Harris said too many Americans are fighting “tooth and nail” to keep a roof over their heads.
Read More »Coalition Seeks $2B to Fund Affordable Housing Projects
Tech companies in Austin are being targeted as a group says thousands of high-priced employees are a factor in home prices rising 40% over the past several years.
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