Housing Policy + Finance FHA Will Change How Student Loan Debt Affects Eligibility In order to assist more lower-income homebuyers and close the racial homeownership gap, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will change...
Financing Some Buyers Fear the End of Low Mortgage Rates is Here Both mortgage rates and applications to refinance a home loan increased slightly last week, reversing course of previous trends. Rates for...
Economics The Federal Reserve Anticipates Rising Interest Rates in 2023 In Federal Open Market Committee meetings this week, Federal Reserve members said interest rates will likely rise twice in 2023. Interest...
NAHB Chairman's Message: Looking Back Before We Look Ahead This special supplement from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) examines the trends that will shape the industry over the next...
Market Data + Trends Vacation Home Demand Shrinks After New Lender Rules Rising home prices and new mortgage lending rules for second homes could be why vacation home purchasing levels dropped to pre-pandemic...
Housing Policy + Finance California Could Cover 45% of a Home Purchase for Eligible Buyers California Senate Democrats proposed a new program as part of its Build Back Boldly budget plan that would assist first-time homebuyers with...
Housing Policy + Finance Biden's Infrastructure Plan for Retrofitting Homes Could Bolster Homeownership Levels Purchasing a home today has proven to be a difficult feat and it’s even more challenging for first-time buyers seeking affordable homes....
Housing Policy + Finance Detroit Housing Revitalization Program Serves as Example for Biden's Plan A neighborhood revitalization program in Detroit now serves as an example for a proposed housing initiative. In Detroit, many homes in need...
Housing Policy + Finance How Capital Gains Tax Reform Could Help Struggling Buyers The current housing market continues to spiral with few homes for sale and hungry buyers, pushing home prices up and buyer hopes down, but...
Housing Policy + Finance Why the Next Foreclosure Wave Won’t Be As Bad If homeowners can't make their mortgage payments, they can take another path, one far less painful than foreclosure: sell, often at a hefty profit
