The Women in Housing Leadership Awards to be announced at the 15th annual Five Star Conference will honor the remarkable women who are leading the industry’s charge into the future.
Read More »This Factor Is Keeping Many Homeowners From Moving
From the aggravation of purging and packing to the annoyance of scheduling and transporting belongings from point A to B, the process of moving can sometimes be rife with frustrations. According to a survey conducted by SpareFoot, an online self-storage ...
Read More »Is Homeownership Becoming Less Stressful?
Homeownership is less stressful than ever. Homeowners are feeling the effects of lower costs of ownership and the sense of accomplishment of owning a home, despite the stress that always come along with homeownership.
Read More »Mr. Cooper Introduces New Digital Tools for Borrowers
The new digital initiatives will help Mr. Cooper’s customers to leverage technology and design thinking to reimagine the experience of homeownership.
Read More »Collaborating for a Sustainable Housing Industry
It’s been a decade since the housing crisis of 2008. As the present administration looks at rolling back some of the more stringent regulations that were introduced during that time to protect homes and homeowners, the regulatory framework is also ...
Read More »U.S. Homeownership Rates Lose Ground to Other Developed Countries
The rate of homeownership in the U.S. is in the middle to lower range compared to other developed countries according to an analysis by the Urban Institute. In fact, data showed that the rate is about the same as it ...
Read More »Hispanic Homeownership Increased in 2017
Homeownership in the Hispanic population increased for the third consecutive year according to a joint report by The Hispanic Wealth Project, and the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP). The report analyzes Hispanic labor force participation rate, household ...
Read More »Lawmaker Proposes Zero-Interest Mortgages to Fight Student Debt
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently reported that student loan debt had increased by $21 billion in Q4 2017. U.S. student debt currently totals around $1.4 trillion, with the average student in 2017 owing $37,172. Student loan debt ...
Read More »Top 5 Cities to Rent and to Own a Home
Manhattan, New York and Santa Barbara, California are among the most expensive places to buy a home, but the best places to rent, while Baltimore, Maryland and Clayton County, Georgia, are the best counties to buy a home according to ...
Read More »Cities Where 50 Percent of Households Can’t Afford a Home
Homeownership is likely to be out of reach for more than 50 percent of the households in some of the most expensive cities in the U.S. a study found.
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