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While purchasing power grew for the 16th straight month in April, surging property values and increased mortgage rate forecasts will keep driving down affordability, according to First American.

The lack of homes for sale is supporting the record values, unlike what happened in the mid-2000s, analysts say.

Ingrid Tolentino is senior vice president and head of MetLife Legal Plans at MetLife.

Angela Ubias is the co-founder and chief product officer of Common Heir, a sustainable, luxury skincare brand.

Sari Kalin is the assistant director of health and well-being strategy at Liberty Mutual Insurance.

Fears of a permanent exodus from office life may have been premature, according to a study that finds a majority of businesses plan changes, but no significant downsizing of space.

Harry Gittelson has been a Private Client Advisor with J.P. Morgan Wealth Management for 28 years, based in Los Angeles, California. Harry is actively involved in the community, having helped develop programming for the Human Sexuality Collection at Cornell University, One Archives Foundation at The University of Southern California (USC), and the Tools For Tolerance program at The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. He is also a volunteer for The Los Angeles LGBT Center and The Human Rights Campaign. A graduate of Cornell University with a bachelor’s degree in applied economics, he also received his MFA from USC in film production and business.

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Ginnie Mae is allowing lenders to securitize modified home loans with this extended term as the Biden administration works to make more housing options available for struggling borrowers.

Bill Gimbel is president of LaSalle Benefits, a technology-enabled corporate benefits firm.