Separating where someone lives from where that person works could open up access to affordable housing that only requires an internet connection, not a commute.
Read More »Census Bureau Finds Building Permits Increased in July
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, privately owned housing units counted by the number of building permits issued in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,442,000. This number is slightly above the revised June rate but still 13% below the July 2022 rate of 1,658,000.
Read More »June’s Private Housing Building Permits Drop by 3.7%
HUD and the Census Bureau report that privately-owned housing units recorded an annual rate of 1,440,000 units in June, down from 922,000 reported year-over-year.
Read More »Consumer Confidence in Housing Near Historic Lows
Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index posted numbers in March that were just above lows hit late last year.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Servicers and Government Officials to Meet in D.C.
The Annual Five Star Government Forum is set for April 11 in Washington, D.C., bringing together mortgage servicing leadership and government agency reps to discuss the industry’s most pressing issues.
Read More »The State of Government Loan Servicing
The 13th Annual Five Star Government Forum is set for next week in our nation’s capital, bringing together mortgage servicing leadership and government agency reps to discuss the industry’s most pressing issues and work toward solutions.
Read More »Consumers Growing Pessimistic on Home Purchases
Four of the six components of Fannie Mae’s latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index fell due to growing concern about the direction of mortgage rates.
Read More »Consumers Feel the Economy Is on the Wrong Track
Fannie Mae reports that U.S. consumers’ attitude toward the economy is on the cynical side, with contrasting feelings on home buying and home-selling conditions.
Read More »Median Home Sales Prices Spike $30K in July
The supply of homes has risen as more have been priced out of the market with media prices rising $28,700 month-over-month in July.
Read More »HUD’s Carson: Proud to “Move Others up the Ladder”
The 2018 Five Star Government Forum launched at the Newseum in Washington D.C. Tuesday morning with a discussion between United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Benjamin Carson and Five Star President and CEO Ed Delgado. Carson told ...
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