In a letter to the White House, NAR, the MBA, NAHB and MHI have submitted a letter asking for the FHA to cut its mortgage insurance premium by helping increase wealth nationwide.
Read More »Report: Home Prices Will Continue to Decelerate
In the month of June, housing markets in the Western U.S. began to show signs of slowing, as S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data found a 1.9% overall month-over-month slide in the price of houses across the U.S.
Read More »Fall in Housing Permits Gives Way to Rise in Multifamily Construction
HUD and the Census Bureau reported housing starts dipping 9.6% below their revised June estimate, as erratic mortgage rates, supply chain concerns, and high prices mount to create housing affordability challenges.
Read More »Unexplored Territory
The past 24-plus months have confronted the mortgage and servicing industries with challenges both daunting and immediate. DS News polled a cross-section of industry experts on what they’ve learned and where we go from here.
Read More »Addressing Housing Instability Via Vouchers and GSE Reform
Industry experts took to Capitol Hill to discuss the state of the housing market and share their insights about how to create equitable housing opportunities for all, nationwide.
Read More »Dip in Housing Starts Boosting Inventory
While single‐family housing starts were down in June, home buyers today are presented with more options, as new-home inventory is accounting for a bigger share of the total housing supply.
Read More »Home Price Rise Begins to Slow in April
Although all 20 cities analyzed by S&P CoreLogic Case Shiller in its NSA Index notched double-digit price increases for the 12 months ending in April, home prices slid slightly compared to March’s totals.
Read More »Housing Starts Down in May
With residential construction continuing to slow, the Fed’s rate hike of last week and its ripple effect on mortgage rates may push housing starts down for months to come.
Read More »Spike in Costs Compressing Budgets for Would-Be Homeowners
Inflationary concerns continue to blanket prospective buyers as new residential sales declined month-over-month in April.
Read More »Distressed Home Sales Down 2% YoY in April
NAR reports that foreclosures and short sales represented less than 1% of total home sales in April 2022, but down slightly from April 2021’s totals.
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