Since 2019, the number of single, female-headed households has increased by 1.4 million, one million of whom are homeowners, according to a new report from First American.
Read More »FHFA Announces Roundtable Discussions, Listening Sessions
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has announced upcoming roundtable discussions and a wrap-up listening session as part of its comprehensive review of the Federal Home Loan Bank system.
Read More »Economists Predict Home-Price Slide Will End in 2023
Zillow's latest survey forecasts U.S. home values to remain nearly flat, rising just 0.2% over the course of 2023, with California to expected to experience the biggest declines.
Read More »Study: Black-White Homeownership Rate Gap is the Largest in a Decade
A new report from the National Association of Realtors revealed Black homeownership rates have not kept pace with increases of other racial groups, as Black homeowners and renters are more cost-burdened than any other racial group.
Read More »FHA Announces 30-Point Reduction in Mortgage Insurance Premiums
Reduction in MIP will result in an estimated savings of $678 million for American families by the end of 2023, and benefit an estimated 850,000 borrowers over the coming year, saving them an average of $800 annually.
Read More »Whatever Happened to Starter Homes?
Due to increasing cost of land, zoning restrictions, and skyrocketing costs for building materials, starter-homes are becoming a dying trend. The latest market study from Point2 Homes explores the challenges facing first-time buyers.
Read More »Ginnie Mae MBS Portfolio Outstanding Expands to Nearly $2.3T
Ginnie Mae’s MBS portfolio grew for the 15th consecutive month in September, ending the fiscal year at nearly $2.3 trillion. Alongside financing more than 143,000 homeowners and renters, Ginnie Mae MBS supported financing for more than 64,000 first-time homebuyers last month.
Read More »Americans Migrating Away from Metros
As national population growth sits at a record low, domestic migration was the key component of population change on state and local levels in 2021, according to demographic findings of Harvard University's State of the Nation’s Housing report released in ...
Read More »Expert Insights: And Housing for All …
American Mortgage Diversity Council Chair Tai Christensen discusses the importance of the Juneteenth holiday on the housing marketplace, and the D&I efforts the industry are taking to move forward.
Read More »Rental Affordability Issues Likely To Last Long-Term
According to the Realtor.com Monthly Rental Report, new data indicates that rental competition remained persistent in April, as the U.S. median rental price hit a new high —$1,827— for the 14th month in a row. These trends highlight affordability struggles ...
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