In line with Hispanic Heritage Month, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has launched a new task force dedicated to empowering the Hispanic community and bridging disparities in housing, procurement, and housing practices.
Read More »MBA Ups Origination Volume Forecast for 2024
Looking into 2024, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has announced that it now predicts origination volume to total $1.95 trillion next year.
Read More »Targeting New Outlets for Down Payment Assistance?
With the ever-rising cost of homeownership, down payments requirements have also grown in step. Click through to find out where the next generation of buyers are finding the funds to secure a home.
Read More »Remote Homebuying in a Remote Work World
Today, many Americans can live just about anywhere while working from home. Remote workers looking to move far away from their current residence might not have the time, resources, or motivation to make multiple trips between their current and future cities, but virtual tours combined with other data brings far-flung homes to buyers’ front steps.
Read More »GSEs Sell Off $30B of Non-Performing Loans
Between the non-performing loan sales program’s inception in 2014 and the end of 2022, the GSEs have sold off a collective $30 billion in loans to the private sector.
Read More »Banks, Climate Change, and Credit; A New Perspective
New commentary from DBRS Morningstar highlights how the company looks at banks’ management of climate-related risks—in particular, from a credit perspective.
Read More »2024’s Top 10 Issues Affecting Real Estate
Headwinds such as the adoption of AI, global economic and political health, and the impact of remote work and vacant office spaces top a new study of the primary issues affecting real estate.
Read More »Tectonic Shifts in Industry Demographics Are Coming
According to a new First American Financial Company blog post, millennials are poised to surpass boomers as the largest generation and will be the major purchasers of their homes. Here’s what that will mean for the industry.
Read More »Is Operational Efficiency the Key to AI Adoption?
A variety of lenders were surveyed for a new Fannie Mae study, which found that lenders cited operational efficiency as the primary motivation for AI and machine learning adoption.
Read More »Inventory Crunch Improves, Yet Still Remains Major Housing Hurdle
While home prices rose annually, a surprising uptick in price-reduced homes from August to September reflects last year's trend and offers some relief amid ongoing affordability concerns.
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