FHA Priority List: Policy Changes Critical in 2017
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was formed in the aftermath of the Great Depression to create a stable mortgage market...
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Millennials Leverage FHA Loans in January
Millennials continue to stake the majority claim in housing, with the Ellie Mae Millennial Tracker™ for January showing millennials comprising...
On the House: Could Trump Really Dismantle Dodd-Frank?
(TNS)—In President Trump's America, it can be hard to keep up. There are executive orders, memoranda, proclamations and tweets. Changes...
Homeowners Get in Front of Rising Rates at Year-End
Homeowners seized the opportunity to refinance their mortgages at the end of 2016, locking in interest rates on the uncertainty...
Spring Outlook: How Inflation Could Impact Housing
Indicators from all sides affect the housing market. Increasing inflation, in fact, can drive up mortgage rates—but at what pace...
Carson Confirmed to Lead HUD
The U.S. Senate issued a final vote Thursday confirming Ben Carson as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban...
Millennials Buying Big in the ‘Burbs
Millennials are calling. They want the suburbs back. Like generations before them, millennial homebuyers are beginning to shy away from...
Mortgage Rates Dribble Down
Mortgage rates dribbled down this week after a month of minimal movement, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaging 4.1 percent,...
Mortgage Rates Rise from December to January
Mortgage interest rates for conventional purchase loans rose from December 2016 to January 2017, with the National Average Contract Mortgage...
Case-Shiller: Pace of Home Price Growth ‘Not Alarming’
Home prices in the U.S. hiked to their highest level in more than two years in December, posting a 5.8...
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