Financing Fed Chair Says Housing 'Much Smaller' Part of Economy Now In a second congressional hearing this week, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell explained to the House Committee on Financial Services that...
Financing FHA Does Not Intend to Change Student Debt Constraint for Buyers Student loan debt can be an obstacle for homebuyers in more ways than one. In some cases, income-driven repayment plans can lead to mortgage...
Financing Zero-Down Loans Undergoing Reboot The zero-down conventional mortgage loan product is being brought back at the Credit Union of Colorado. Experts say this will likely entice...
Financing How New Homebuyers Should Navigate the New Tax Law With one of the hottest homebuying seasons in full swing, new homeowners face new tax advantages and disadvantages under the Tax Cuts and...
Financing Programs Let Homeowners Tap Equity for Cash About 14 million Americans are considered "equity rich," with at least 50 percent equity in their homes, per analysis from Attom Data. Some...
Financing Home Prices Rise Faster Than Income, Inflation A new Reuters poll suggests that the shortage of affordable housing is driving prices up at double the rate of both income and inflation. ...
Financing Geopolitics Drove Down Rates This Week This week, mortgage rates decline, and experts attribute this to anxiety over global events. The average 30-year fixed rate dropped 0.10...
Financing Financing Alternatives for Debt-Laden Homebuyers, Owners Homebuyers and existing homeowners struggling to afford home payments are now being offered a variety of alternative programs to increase...
Financing Americans Split on What Tax Reform Means for Housing Democrats and Republicans differ in their perception of what the December 2017 tax reform means for homebuyers. The most recent Housing...
Financing Tax Reform Causes Mortgage Deduction Claims to Fall A new congressional study expects mortgage deduction claims to fall 30 percent in the wake of the Trump administration’s new tax laws. ...
